On Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:05:01 +0100 JohnSmith <for-gm...@amitrader.com> wrote:
> In my Debian 6 (Squeeze) suddenly Alt-PrintScreen is no more working. > It normally starts the screenshot utility to make a screenshot of the active > window. > In System/Preferences/KeyboardShortcuts one can see and > redefine the key combination, BUT: Alt-PrintScreen isn't accepted, > but other key combinations like Ctrl-Print are, and it works ok. > Now, I wonder why Alt-PrintScreen is no more possible. Why do you ask here, and not in some Debian or Gnome list? BTW, Alt+SysRq (i.e. PrtScr) may be used by Linux kernel, see /etc/sysctl.conf: # Controls the System Request debugging functionality of the kernel kernel.sysrq = 1 For example, you can press Alt+SysRq+S to sync filesystems. > Could it be that maybe a rootkit or something has grabbed it?... :-) > Can rkhunter help here? Do you really think a rootkit would disable some gui shortcut? :) Regards, Nerijus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Rkhunter-users mailing list Rkhunter-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rkhunter-users
