Subject: Re: ctrl+alt+del
To: Julio Merino <juli@merino.net>
From: David Maxwell <david@vex.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 06/09/2001 14:35:15
On Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 06:37:47PM +0200, Julio Merino wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Can I setup the keys ctrl+alt+delete to do a 'halt' of the system? How?

Some NetBSD platforms don't have all three of those keys ;-)

On i386 - No, though there have been discussions on mailing lists about
this, with mixed opinions about whether it would be a useful thing, bad
thing, security benefit or security hazzard.

Here's one such thread:

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-i386/2000/01/
Re: reboot via control-alt-delete?

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All this stuff in twice the space would only look half as bad!
					      - me