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[ CTL-AL-DEL shutdown from the console keyboard ]
> 
> Don't use pcvt.  Shutdown by ctrl-alt-del is standard in syscons.  It
> works iff the system is in user mode if init is running and shutdown is
> runnable.

Actually, it doesn't need 'shutdown', since it simply signals 'init'
directly w/out any other programs involved.


Nate