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SubjectRe: immutable flag on ext2fs
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> Has any thought been given to restricting the alteration of the immutable
> flag on the ext2fs to the console. I know it is a quick fix because I have

It doesnt help a bit

> set all my /bin files and /sbin files /boot/vmlinuz /etc/suff immutable
> and as long as my box is not physically compromised then I should be able
> to trust that all is well.

If they are able to cause damage your box is going to be very broken if
they for example deleted all immutable files

> FreeBSD does it through single user mode, which I beleive is inappropriate
> since you may want to make system file changes on the fly.

There is a proper way to solve this. Use 2.0.37 and redefine the securelevel
to read from a parallel port or similar and check for a magic code. Now you
can wire yourself a superuser enable dongle .

Alan


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