Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 07:22:54 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: Igor Roshchin <igor@alecto.physics.uiuc.edu> Cc: Sean Winn <sean@perky.gothic.net.au>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: stopping users from rebooting with ctr-alt-del Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961220072039.8768A-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <199612201504.JAA23349@alecto.physics.uiuc.edu>
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On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > I can already see a nice simple problem, in that it would only work after > > login...if you need to shutdown because you can't login for some reason > > (exhausted swap space because of a nasty process?), then this makes things > > difficult...but it should help machines in public places around people who > > have too much curiosity. > > > > Why would you need use ctrl-alt-del to reboot the machine ? > 1. it's not a shutdown (it doesn't resync, anyhow) I believe this is incorrect. > 2. if you need to "reboot" it no matter what - > use the power switch, or "reset" button if one is present. > May be I am wrong, but I don't see bug difference [for Unix] > between ctrl-alt-del and "reset" . I think ctrl-alt-del syncs buffers and otherwise shuts down the machine "nicely". I may be wrong. > In a public place I would also disable "reset" and "power" button > <grin> Yes . . . in general I think allowing people physical access to a machine is a big risk. Anyone with a screwdriver and five minutes can remove your hard drive, after all. > (I've seen so many time how our HPs were rebooted by users) > > > IgoR > aka StR > > Ben The views expressed above are not those of the Worker's Compensation Board of Queensland, Australia.
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