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From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: rm <file> as root impossible ?!
Date: 14 Nov 1995 00:55:46 GMT
Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations
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Message-ID: <488pei$qa0@helena.MT.net>
References: <485itn$lvt@News.Simplex.NL>
Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.sri.mt.net
In article <485itn$lvt@News.Simplex.NL>,
Rob Simons <rob@Simplex.simplex.nl> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm running FreeBSD 2.0.5 on a 486DX2, and have the following strange
>problem:
>xs1# rm /usr/bin/login
>override r-sr-xr-x root/bin schg for /usr/bin/login? y
^^^^
>rm: /usr/bin/login: Operation not permitted
>
>This both in multi-user and single-user mode. On my other FreeBSD
>machine this works fine.
man chflags.
This is due to the new 'immutable' flag stuff added to 4.4BSD for security
reasons.
>
>I'm also having problems installing FreeBSD 2.0.5 on a Compaq
>ProSignia VS. It has a built-in NCR SCSI controller, on the chip
>it says 53C710. I know the 53C801 is supported, and the 53C710
>isn't listed, does that imply it won't work, or are they
>compatible enough so it will work ?
I think you answered your own question. Since it doesn't work, I
suspect that the controller isn't compatible enough, and if I remember
correctly the older chipset doesn't support a number of the advanced
features of the 53c8xx series such as DMA and other good stuff.
Nate
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