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Date:      Sun, 17 Dec 1995 06:20:07 +1100
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        bde@zeta.org.au, nate@rocky.sri.MT.net
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org, hsu@clinet.fi
Subject:   Re: todays -current
Message-ID:  <199512161920.GAA07656@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

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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



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