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From: Branson Matheson <branson@longstreet.larc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: Godbye ctrl-alt-del
To: gea@masternet.it (Beck Peccoz Amedeo)
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 08:17:18 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <31A02F92.1EA2@masternet.it> from "Beck Peccoz Amedeo" at May 20, 96 10:38:42 am
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> 
> Is there a way under FreeBSD not to have the machine rebooted when 
> pressing ctrl-alt-del as Linux does?

 This is an interesting discussion ;-) .. I will copy ( shamelessly )
from the mail archives:

> > > Chien-Ta Lee writes:
> > > 
> > > >         How can I disable reboot from Ctrl-alt-Del ?!
> > > 
> > > [suggestion to disable shutdown_nice() in syscons.c]
> > 
> > Ugh.
> > 
> > Why not just use kbdcontrol to load a slightly modified console
> > keyboard map without an "RBT" token in it for the "Delete" key
> > with the "Control" and "Alt" modifier bits present.
> 
> Umpf. ;-)
> 
> I don't think this would really disable "CTRL-ALT-DEL". Every user
> would be able to bypass this restriction by loading another
> unmodified keymap.

Every user with this access to the console could press the reset
button
on the front panel, power off the box, unplud it from the wall, or
drop
it out the window.

Why is a CTRL-ALT-DEL more likely than the least offensive of these
(the reset switch)?


                                        Terry Lambert
                                        terry@lambert.org
---
Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.


>  Is there a way with X not to have the server shutted down when pressing 
> ctrl-alt-backspace?

 This is easy... uncomment the:

#    DontZap

line in  /etc/XF86Config

> 
>  I need an idiot-proof machine! :-))

Be careful... building an idiot proof machine only guarentees that the
world will build a better idiot.
> 
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