Module Name: src
Committed By: mbalmer
Date: Wed Dec 19 13:35:45 UTC 2012
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man4: options.4
Log Message:
Better document what options INSECURE means.
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.417 -r1.418 src/share/man/man4/options.4
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Index: src/share/man/man4/options.4
diff -u src/share/man/man4/options.4:1.417 src/share/man/man4/options.4:1.418
--- src/share/man/man4/options.4:1.417 Sat Nov 3 16:47:54 2012
+++ src/share/man/man4/options.4 Wed Dec 19 13:35:45 2012
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: options.4,v 1.417 2012/11/03 16:47:54 tsutsui Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: options.4,v 1.418 2012/12/19 13:35:45 mbalmer Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1996
.\" Perry E. Metzger. All rights reserved.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\"
-.Dd November 3, 2012
+.Dd December 19, 2012
.Dt OPTIONS 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -2224,9 +2224,13 @@ Use CLOCK-Pro, an alternative page repla
.Ss Security Options
.Bl -ohang
.It Cd options INSECURE
-Hardwires the kernel security level at \-1.
-This means that the system
-always runs in secure level \-1 mode, even when running multiuser.
+Initializes the kernel security level with \-1 instead of 0.
+This means that the system always starts in secure level \-1 mode, even when
+running multiuser, unless the securelevel variable is set to value > \-1 in
+.Pa /etc/rc.conf .
+In this case the kernel security level will be raised to that value when the
+.Pa /etc/rc.d/securlevel
+script is run during system startup.
See the manual page for
.Xr init 8
for details on the implications of this.
