On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:24:19 -0800 "J.C. Roberts" <list-...@designtools.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:49:59 -0600 "Evangelos Tsiaplas" > <evange...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > Greetings all, I was hoping to disable the ctrl+alt+backspace key > > combo for killing an X session. I recall being able to do so with > > the Don'tZap option with in the xorg.conf file, I am no long able > > to do this. Is there a different syntax than I am using? Or this > > this function no longer disable-able? I have posted on the forums > > and was referred to here as nobody could help out. > > > > See link to forums @ > > http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=4141 > > > > $ printf "setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp\n" >>~/.xinitrc > Find where your backspace key is mapped since also used to terminate the X server. (note long line is wrapped in this mail) $ xmodmap -pke | grep -i backspace keycode 22 = BackSpace Terminate_Server BackSpace Terminate_Server BackSpace Terminate_Server $ And remap it to just being backspace. $ xmodmap -e "keycode 22=BackSpace" Note capitalization is important! Though the above is the default for a very typical/classic keyboard (IBM Model-M) with default 'us' mappings, you might have something different. -- J.C. Roberts
