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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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 :{ andyf@speednet.com.au
  
        Andy Farkas
    System Administrator
   Speednet Communications
 http://www.speednet.com.au/
  




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