On 2026-01-06 16:07:36, Manfred wrote: > I have been switched from Free- to OBSD since a few weeks. > > I get the daily insecurity output > > Running security(8): > > Block device changes: > brw------- 1 root wheel 4, 64 Jan 6 14:27:32 2026 /dev/rootdisk > brw------- 1 root wheel 4, 64 Jan 6 15:15:26 2026 /dev/rootdisk > > I haven't changed anything conscious at the permissions. > > Can you help?
This is an issue with the 7.8 Release. The problem is in /etc/rc. rootdisk_nodes() (re)creates those files every boot. There is no technical issue, only the annoying emails. You have two options for solving this. 1) Download the fixed /etc/rc script from https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/src/etc/rc Look for Revision 1.587 and click download Use "diff" to compare your download to the installed /etc/rc, the only differences should be version line at the top and lines within the rootdisk_nodes() function. There is a newer rc version available but it has changes IMO not needed/wanted for 7.8. 2) Without touching /etc/rc you can add a line to /etc/rc.local to reset the date on these files so the daily script doesn't report them unless they really do change. touch -r /dev/sd0a /dev/rrootdisk /dev/rootdisk But as Stuart replied to my original message "replacing rc might be better than an rc.local addition that you'll forget about later.."
