Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 04:25:08 -0800 (PST) From: Yifeng Xu <websoft@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Securing boot -s and disabling CNTRL-ALT-DEL... Message-ID: <20001101122508.28095.qmail@web1701.mail.yahoo.com>
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I am thinking why we can not have a sysctl item to
enable / disable it dynamicly by root like Linux to
avoid recompiling, it's ugly to recompile kernel for
such small function.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>
To: Rino Mardo <helixfish@gmx.net>
Cc: Some Person <ntvsunix@hotmail.com>;
<freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: Securing boot -s and disabling
CNTRL-ALT-DEL...
>
> > > > 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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