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authorMaxime Henrion <mux@FreeBSD.org>2003-02-27 18:25:26 +0000
committerMaxime Henrion <mux@FreeBSD.org>2003-02-27 18:25:26 +0000
commit356168f5cc687113b98b9db7e5bbb264fd484751 (patch)
tree838e3c4340c7845b6e2bfe2af1a1de93bb3e93ba
parent03ab197379bc6a2d2e1956c04f0f27a97777b6d9 (diff)
Notes
-rw-r--r--usr.bin/lock/lock.16
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.14
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/lock/lock.1 b/usr.bin/lock/lock.1
index c162c29124b4..adfea5c586c3 100644
--- a/usr.bin/lock/lock.1
+++ b/usr.bin/lock/lock.1
@@ -70,10 +70,14 @@ This option is implemented in a way similar to the
.Fl S
option of
.Xr vidcontrol 1 ,
-and is only available if the terminal in question is a
+and thus has the same restrictions.
+It is only available if the terminal in question is a
.Xr syscons 4
virtual terminal.
.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr vidcontrol 1 ,
+.Xr syscons 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
diff --git a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1 b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
index edde901005a8..63252c0bdad4 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 .