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Re: running X11: lowering securelevel to 0



On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 03:00:39PM +0200, Marco Beishuizen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> It seems that in order to run X11, securelevel needs to be 0. But by
> default NetBSD runs at level 1. How can I lower the securelevel to
> 0? Once the securelevel has been set to 1, setting it in
> /etc/rc.conf back to 0 has no effect.

That's by design.  If you need securelevel 0 you use 'options INSECURE',
this is default on x86-based ports' GENERIC-ish kernels.

	Jonathan Kollasch


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