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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: bde@zeta.org.au, nate@rocky.sri.MT.net
Subject: Re: todays -current
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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.

Just as well we didn't listen to the people who want a fancy shutdown
sequence :-).

Bruce