From owner-freebsd-questions Mon May 20 08:45:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id IAA26219 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 20 May 1996 08:45:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu (halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu [18.26.0.159]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA26214 for ; Mon, 20 May 1996 08:45:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: by halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu; (5.65/1.1.8.2/19Aug95-0530PM) id AA22565; Mon, 20 May 1996 11:44:56 -0400 Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 11:44:56 -0400 From: Garrett Wollman Message-Id: <9605201544.AA22565@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> To: Beck Peccoz Amedeo Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Godbye ctrl-alt-del In-Reply-To: <31A02F92.1EA2@masternet.it> References: <31A02F92.1EA2@masternet.it> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk < said: > Is there a way under FreeBSD not to have the machine rebooted when > pressing ctrl-alt-del as Linux does? Yes, you can modify the source to the console driver to do something else. Be aware that this feature was added to keep none-too-bright users from deciding that since C-A-D didn't work, the machine must be hung and they could just turn it off or hit the reset button. > Is there a way with X not to have the server shutted down when pressing > ctrl-alt-backspace? Yes. See the X configuration documentation. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | Shashish is simple, it's discreet, it's brief. ... wollman@lcs.mit.edu | Shashish is the bonding of hearts in spite of distance. Opinions not those of| It is a bond more powerful than absence. We like people MIT, LCS, ANA, or NSA| who like Shashish. - Claude McKenzie + Florent Vollant