"Soup4you2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Riddle me this batman..
> 
> Environment
> FreeBSD xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4.7-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE #0: Mon Oct 21
> 17:33:06 EST 2002     [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SOUPX 
> i386
> 
> Description
> Why is it that if i slap :
> kern_securelevel_enable="YES"
> kern_securelevel="1"
> 
> inside my rc.conf i am no longer able to start X
> i get the following error message
> 
> Fatal server error:
> xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O
> 
> where as if i disable kern_securelevel it works fine..

This is covered in the FAQ.

The short explanation is that it's a security feature (X writes
directly into memory).

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