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Mac OS X - UNIX kernel based.
I'm at the new Apple store in Tysons Corner, VA and have been looking at the new MAC OS based on the UNIX kernel. It is really fabulous. A UNIX kernel with incredible MAC graphics and apps running on top!
I have compiled a new kernel (3.2.9) for centos 4/5/6 servers. There is an issue with the centos 4, 32 bit servers. The kernel changes the order in which the MAC address is determined and because of this the server network does not come up as the wrong MAC address are assigned. Even if we specify... (6 Replies)
I am a MAC user evaluating electronic medical record software. I found a package which is UNIX server based. Can anyone tell me if MAC OS X can be used in this situation. The software is nexgen (www.nexgen.com).
How UNIX "compatible" is MAC OS X?
I apologize for my very limited UNIX... (7 Replies)
MAC_TEST(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual MAC_TEST(4)NAME
mac_test -- MAC framework testing policy
SYNOPSIS
To compile the testing policy into your kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:
options MAC
options MAC_TEST
Alternately, to load the testing module at boot time, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:
options MAC
and in loader.conf(5):
mac_test_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The mac_test policy module implements a testing facility for the MAC framework. Among other things, mac_test will try to catch corrupt
labels the system is attempting to destroy and drop to the debugger. Additionally, a set of statistics regarding the number of times various
MAC framework entry points have been called is stored in the security.mac.test sysctl(8) tree.
Label Format
No labels are defined for mac_test.
SEE ALSO mac(4), mac_biba(4), mac_bsdextended(4), mac_ifoff(4), mac_lomac(4), mac_mls(4), mac_none(4), mac_partition(4), mac_portacl(4),
mac_seeotheruids(4), mac(9)HISTORY
The mac_test policy module first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0 and was developed by the TrustedBSD Project.
AUTHORS
This software was contributed to the FreeBSD Project by Network Associates Labs, the Security Research Division of Network Associates Inc.
under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
BUGS
See mac(9) concerning appropriateness for production use. The TrustedBSD MAC Framework is considered experimental in FreeBSD.
While the MAC Framework design is intended to support the containment of the root user, not all attack channels are currently protected by
entry point checks. As such, MAC Framework policies should not be relied on, in isolation, to protect against a malicious privileged user.
BSD December 1, 2002 BSD