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Date:      Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:40:29 +0000
From:      George Cox <gjvc@gjvc.com>
To:        Richard Cotrina <rcc@demo.telefonica.com.pe>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CTR+ALT+DEL Sequence
Message-ID:  <20000216004029.A10907@extremis.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <007b01bf77ec$f75dcc90$4d01190a@tp.com.pe>; from rcc@demo.telefonica.com.pe on Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 02:43:42PM -0500
References:  <007b01bf77ec$f75dcc90$4d01190a@tp.com.pe>

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On 15/02 14:43, Richard Cotrina wrote:

> I found out that anyone can force a shutdown in my FreeBSD box using the
> CTR+AL+DEL Keyboard Sequence at the console. I don't know if it is a bug,

It's a feature!


> but I would like to know if there is something to fix or block this
> keyboard sequence.  I am running a FreeBSD 3.4-Release Box.
 
Add the line

  options SC_DISABLE_REBOOT

to your kernel configuration file.

 
> However, It doesn't happen when the console is in graphic (X-Win) mode ,
> only works in character mode.

Indeed.

 
> Any points would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance.

/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT

best;


gjvc

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