Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 21:55:38 +1100 (EST) From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> To: Rino Mardo <helixfish@gmx.net> Cc: Some Person <ntvsunix@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Securing boot -s and disabling CNTRL-ALT-DEL... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011012139410.18624-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <00c201c043ed$498b7400$0204010a@atg.altayer.com>
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> > > Also, i forgot, but some how on my BSD boxes, I disabled the
> CNTRL-ALT-DEL
> > > function, could anyone please remind me how I did it? :)
> >
> > Recompile a kernel with the SC_DISABLE_REBOOT option. See LINT.
> >
> recompile a kernel just for that? is there any other method?
Yes. No.
> i know some *NIX distros would only have it in their /etc/profile so
> maybe a request could be made to the kernel developers about putting
> it in /etc/defaults/rc.conf ?
Rebooting via the keyboard is a function of the console driver. In order
to change its behaviour, you need to recompile it (along with many other
otions).
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Andy Farkas
System Administrator
Speednet Communications
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