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Re: kernel module loading vs securelevel



> > > XXX: module files can be loaded only on single user?
> > 
> > It looks kernel modules can't be loaded on multi user,
> > i.e. if kernel securelevel is 1, unless options INSECURE is specified.
> > 
> > i386 has options INSECURE by default so it just works,
> > but is it intended feature?
> 
> It would seem to be intentional.  After all, kernel modules can
> do all sorts of nasty things if they want to.

In that case, module autoload/autounload is not functional at all and
we have to specify all possible necessary modules explicitly
during boot time??

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Izumi Tsutsui


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