> I think the man page says flags can only be unset in single user mode.
Yes and no... This unset behavior IS mentioned in secmodel_securelevel(9) [thanks Jan] But not that I can see in chflags(1) yes, I am currently at kern.securelevel=1 I think I might be able to temporarily set kern.securelevel=-1 in sysctl.conf reboot Maybe disconnect from the internet while doing so?... strip these flags then return to normal operation... I'll need to wait until after office hours for this experiment... :)