A1: There are several lines (comments and 1 configuration) in your X
configuration (typically in /etc/X11/XF86Config, but you could always
search for it with the locate command: locate XF86Config) which take care
of this. It's not commonly disabled, therefore you have to edit the config
file. Beware, if X windows does lockup, you will have no recourse but to
reboot the system (hard reset), which can be very destructive to any
unwritten/cached files. Look in your XF86Config file for the following
line:
(Under your server flags section)
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap
Remove the hash mark (the # sign) and that will disable the CTRL-ALT-BS key
sequence.
A2: It does not matter, single or multi user mode, the root account will
have the same password. In single user mode, you could login under your
user account as well as root (make sure the root password is setup). You
do have to watch out for someone booting with a boot/root floppy. That
would allow someone to mount the system's hard drive (after booting up on
floppy and mounting a floppy root disk) and alter files. A root floppy
would grab it's root password from it's own files, the system hard drive
would be considered just another data area. Make sure your computer is
physically secure if it's a mission critical system.
-=>Jim Roland
"Never settle with words what you can settle with a flamethrower."
--Anonymous
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Fathar W.Ulum wrote:
> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:04:47 +0700
> From: Fathar W.Ulum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Disable CTRL-ALT-BKSPC and single mode
>
> Hello,
>
> Q1: When I locked my X screen, people still can press CTRL-ALT-BKSPC to log me
> out. How to disable that feature?
>
> Q2: How to disable single user mode at LILO prompt so people can not change the
> root passwd?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Fathar.
>
>
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