Interesting...I never noticed that before. CTRL-ALT-F7 (I assume the next
available VC at the system, which would normally be tty7) goes back into
X.
On Sun, 2 Apr 2000, Richard Adams wrote:
> Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 09:27:19 +0000
> From: Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Jim Roland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Disable CTRL-ALT-BKSPC and single mode
>
> On Sun, 02 Apr 2000, Jim Roland wrote about, Re: Disable CTRL-ALT-BKSPC and single
>mode:
> > 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:
>
> Not quite, hitting ctrl-alt-F1, F2, F3, etc., will get you into a console,
> from there one can login as root and kill the X server if it ever locks up.
>
> > (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.
> >
>
> A small note.
>
> One could, if one is paraniod enough about security, enter a passwd into the
> BIOS, further more one could change the default boot sequence from A to C or
> what ever is used, or disable the floppy all together, or use all those
> options.
>
> Of course none of the above are actualy 100% safe, but they say every
> little helps.
>
> >
> > -=>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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