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From: walter@lss.cp.philips.com (Walter Belgers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: trapping CTRL-ALT-DEL in 1.1.5.1
Date: 23 Jun 1995 08:49:01 GMT
Organization: Philips Electronics BV.
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Message-ID: <3sdv5t$ane@phcoms4.seri.philips.nl>
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Summary: how to prevent CTRL-ALT-DEL from rebooting
Keywords: reboot

Hi,

I am co-operator on a 1.1.5.1 FreeBSD system that is located in a public
area. People tend to not understand the login-prompt and hit
CTRL-ALT-DEL to get something they think is normal (i.e. a DOS prompt).
I would like to make CTRL-ALT-DEL not do a reboot but just the sync so I
can hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and then hit the power in case of an emergency.

I didn't get it to work, not even with the help of someone who knows
plenty about FreeBSD. Anybody else who did this and got it working?

Cheers,
Walter.
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Ir. W.H.B. Belgers                             work: walter@cnps.philips.nl
Philips C&P LSS, VN-318                        home:   walter@giga.iaehv.nl
P.O. Box 218, 5600 MD Eindhoven, Netherlands   phone:         +31 40 782753