summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/usr.sbin
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authormux <mux@FreeBSD.org>2003-02-27 18:25:26 +0000
committermux <mux@FreeBSD.org>2003-02-27 18:25:26 +0000
commitb67c360759d60e0ef995fccbe053c74540b206f8 (patch)
tree838e3c4340c7845b6e2bfe2af1a1de93bb3e93ba /usr.sbin
parentedbd8f786fe2081a98edc021531df96ec6846c18 (diff)
downloadFreeBSD-src-b67c360759d60e0ef995fccbe053c74540b206f8.zip
FreeBSD-src-b67c360759d60e0ef995fccbe053c74540b206f8.tar.gz
Document the fact that VTY locking is easily bypassable when DDB
is compiled in the kernel. Also add some useful xrefs to lock(1).
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin')
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.14
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1 b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
index edde901..63252c0 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ Turn vty switching on or off.
When vty switching is off,
attempts to switch to a different virtual terminal will fail.
(The default is to permit vty switching.)
+This protection can be easily bypassed when the kernel is compiled with
+the DDB option.
+However, you probably shouldn't compile the kernel debugger on a box which
+is supposed to be physically secure.
.It Fl s Ar number
Set the current vty to
.Ar number .
OpenPOWER on IntegriCloud