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I tried to install a new kernel, and the chflags failed. How do I get around this?

April 26, 2017failed install Kernel

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I tried to install a new kernel, and the chflags failed. How do I get around this?

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Short answer: You are probably at security level greater than 0. Reboot directly to Single User mode to install the kernel. Long answer: FreeBSD disallows changing system flags at security levels greater than 0.