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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 15:48:32 -0700
From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly)
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In-Reply-To: <199512071901.LAA04208@bubba.tribe.com> (message from Archie Cobbs on Thu, 7 Dec 1995 11:01:31 -0800 (PST))
Subject: Re: Why not to login as root, etc.
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>>>>> "Archie" == Archie Cobbs <archie@tribe.com> writes:

    Archie> Just thought I'd point out that Linux has a
    Archie> "/sbin/ctlatldel" program which gets executed when
    Archie> ctl-alt-del is pressed, so at least it's
    Archie> configurable... might this be an option for FreeBSD?

Not that configurable ... you can't specify a program to run, but you
can map the keyboard so that CTRL+ALT+DEL doesn't reboot.  At least
with syscons---pcvt users speak up.

Just modify the keymap with kbdcontrol and remove the `boot' flag
where it appears.

-- 
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder Colorado USA

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