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| author | James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> | 2010-11-29 08:27:07 +1100 |
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| committer | James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> | 2010-11-29 08:27:07 +1100 |
| commit | 1d6d75684d869406e5bb2ac5d3ed9454f52d0cab (patch) | |
| tree | afb229254bed6415407b7b7d4641f9f792109966 /Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | |
| parent | 074e61ec3751da9ab88ee66d3818574556c03489 (diff) | |
| parent | 0f639a3c5ca63dd76ee07de9b02ebf0178ce9a17 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 3894eaa..209e158 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel: - core_uses_pid - ctrl-alt-del - dentry-state +- dmesg_restrict - domainname - hostname - hotplug @@ -213,6 +214,19 @@ to decide what to do with it. ============================================================== +dmesg_restrict: + +This toggle indicates whether unprivileged users are prevented from using +dmesg(8) to view messages from the kernel's log buffer. When +dmesg_restrict is set to (0) there are no restrictions. When +dmesg_restrict is set set to (1), users must have CAP_SYS_ADMIN to use +dmesg(8). + +The kernel config option CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT sets the default +value of dmesg_restrict. + +============================================================== + domainname & hostname: These files can be used to set the NIS/YP domainname and the |