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From: Brad Laue <brad@brad-x.com>
To: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie>
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Subject: Re: PATCH: syscons.c sysctl for PC-Reboot Keys
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Overcomplication. The sysctl controlling ctrl-alt-del is practical since
it acheives the goal of preventing keyboard reset, whereas there is little
need to prevent changing a keymap unless it is specifically to
disable/enable keyboard reset.

Brad

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On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, David Malone wrote:

> What I think we need is a sysctl which controls users ability to
> change the keymap. I keep meaning to impliment something which does
> has three modes:
>
> 	1) All users can set the keymap to anything.
> 	2) Only root can change the keymap.
> 	3) Ordinary users can change the mapping of "normal" keys
> 	but cannot change reboot/panic/etc. Root can still change
> 	these.
>
> 	David.
>


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