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Date:      Mon, 3 May 1999 18:40:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Chris Costello <chris@holly.dyndns.org>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: misc/11475: Possible security hazard?
Message-ID:  <199905040140.SAA05331@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR misc/11475; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Chris Costello <chris@holly.dyndns.org>
To: "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: misc/11475: Possible security hazard?
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 20:31:40 -0500

 On Mon, May 3, 1999, G. Adam Stanislav wrote:
 > 
 > >Number:         11475
 > >Category:       misc
 > >Synopsis:       Any user can reboot
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Mon May  3 18:20:01 PDT 1999
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     G. Adam Stanislav
 > >Release:        FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE i386
 > >Organization:
 > Whiz Kid Technomagic
 > >Environment:
 > 
 > FreeBSD 31.-RELEASE, local console
 > 
 > >Description:
 > 
 > While only a superuser can execute the reboot command, any user can
 > accomplish the same thing by pressing ctl-alt-delete.
 
    *Sigh*, had you read the LINT kernel config or the man page:
 
 options         SC_DISABLE_REBOOT       # disable reboot key sequence
 
      syscons, sc - the console driver
 
 SYNOPSIS
      options "MAXCONS=N"
      options "SC_DISABLE_REBOOT"
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 [...]
 
      SC_DISABLE_REBOOT
             This option disables the ``reboot'' key (by default, it is Ctl-
             Alt-Del ), so that the casual user may not accidentally reboot the
             system.
 
 
 
 > 
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > Log on as an ordinary user and press ctl-alt-delete.
 > 
 > >Fix:
 > 	
 > Unknown
 > 
 > 
 > >Release-Note:
 > >Audit-Trail:
 > >Unformatted:
 > 
 > 
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 -- 
 Chris Costello                                <chris@calldei.com>
 The next generation of computers will have a "Warranty Expired" interrupt.
 


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