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diff --git a/share/man/man7/securelevel.7 b/share/man/man7/securelevel.7
index a86bf0abc7d..99436ee2058 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/securelevel.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/securelevel.7
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: securelevel.7,v 1.5 2000/02/27 04:29:44 hugh Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: securelevel.7,v 1.6 2000/02/27 04:59:10 hugh Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Hugh Graham
.\"
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ kernel provides four levels of system security:
.Xr init 8
will not attempt to raise the securelevel
.It
-otherwise identical to securelevel 0
-.It
may only be set with
.Xr sysctl 8
while the system is insecure
+.It
+otherwise identical to securelevel 0
.El
.It \ 0 Em Insecure mode
.Bl -hyphen -compact
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ may not set the time backwards
and
.Xr ipnat 8
rules may not be altered
+.It
+the
+.Va ddb.console
+and
+.Va ddb.panic
+.Xr sysctl 8
+variables may not be raised
.El
.El
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -115,6 +122,17 @@ by prohibiting the modification of packet filter rules. Preventing
the system clock from being set backwards aids in post-mortem analysis
and helps ensure the integrity of logs. Precision timekeeping is not
affected because the clock may still be slowed.
+.Pp
+Because securelevel can be modified with the in-kernel debugger
+.Xr ddb 4 ,
+a convenient means of locking it off (if present) is provided
+on highly secure systems. This is accomplished by setting
+.Va ddb.console
+and
+.Va ddb.panic
+to 0 with the
+.Xr sysctl 8
+utility.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -compact
.It Pa /etc/rc.securelevel