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From: Yifeng Xu <websoft@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Securing boot -s and disabling CNTRL-ALT-DEL...
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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>;
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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).
> 
> --
>  
>  :{ andyf@speednet.com.au
>   
>         Andy Farkas
>     System Administrator
>    Speednet Communications
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