On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 09:14:06PM -0700, Dennis George wrote: > Hi all, > > Can I disable PROCFS (through kernel configuration[sysctl/GENERIC] ) in freeBSD....
Yes. It's clear from the GENERIC config how to do this (remove the entry)). > If yes then what will the effect of this ??? > > I mean to say that, do we really need the PROCFS ? No, unless you run the one or two applications that require it. > If I disable it will I get any improvement in system performance in terms of speed ? No. It is better for security on a multi-user system though since procfs has had a lot of security vulnerabilities over time, so there may be more. Kris
pgpZfegvp0NCr.pgp
Description: PGP signature
