Quoting Matt Folwell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I could be totally wrong, but I think... > > On Mon, Jun 21, 1999 at 12:11:52AM +0200, J Horacio MG wrote: > > I have already pressed by mistake the Alt+ArrowUp key combo, resulting > > in a system shutdown (losing all work done!). > > > > In my /etc/inittab I've got the Ctrl+Alt+End key combo configured for > > shutdowns: > > > > kb:12345:kbrequest:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -h now > > This line tells init to shutdown whenever it receives a KeyboardSignal > from the keyboard handler, in runlevels 1-5. > > > and some kbrequest for the Alt+ArrowUp which reads: > > > > kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this > > work." > > This line doesn't give any runlevels, so it won't have any effect.
That appears not to be the case. I think most slink users will have chanced upon this message on their VCs, so it was quite a good key definition to advertise the facility. OTOH if you use xdm you may be totally unaware of it because Alt-Up may already be defined to switch desktops in your window manager. man inittab (slink) admits to being incomplete and its explanation of runlevels could be improved. > > which says nothing about shutdown, so, why does Alt+ArrowUp perform a > > system shutdown? Can I safely comment the line? > > Alt+ArrowUp and Ctrl+Alt+End both send KeyboardSignal to init, so hopefully > you've got the line > alt keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal > in /etc/kbd/default.map.gz > If you remove that it should fix it. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
