Alt+ArrowUp (inittab kbrequest)
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 and some kbrequest for the Alt+ArrowUp which reads: kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this work." which says nothing about shutdown, so, why does Alt+ArrowUp perform a system shutdown? Can I safely comment the line? TIA -- Horacio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Valencia - ESPAÑA
Re: Alt+ArrowUp (inittab kbrequest)
Quoting J Horacio MG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > 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 > > and some kbrequest for the Alt+ArrowUp which reads: > > kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this > work." > > which says nothing about shutdown, so, why does Alt+ArrowUp perform a > system shutdown? Can I safely comment the line? I think you need to archive your postings and their replies a bit more efficiently. I was about to cut and paste a previous reply on the subject when I noticed that the question was posed by you! --8< On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Horacio M.G. wrote: > Hi there, > > how can I make a key combo work? > In etc/inittab I get the following line: > > # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed. > ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now > > which is ok for shutting the system down and rebooting. But, how > about shutting down and halting? I tried adding the line: > > # What to do when CTRL-ALT-END is pressed. > ca:12345:ctrlaltend:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -h now > > which was just a guess, and obviously didn't work. I suppose I > should first of all configure [CtrlAltEnd] as a key combo, but how > and where? In /etc/kbd/default.map.gz: keycode 107 = Select altgr control keycode 107 = KeyboardSignal control alt keycode 107 = KeyboardSignal and in /etc/inittab: kb:12345:kbrequest:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -h now I use Ctrl-Alt-Ins for halt, if you want that, it is this: keycode 110 = Insert altgr control keycode 110 = KeyboardSignal control alt keycode 110 = KeyboardSignal That, in theory, and in practice here, works. Good luck, Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --8< 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.
Re: Alt+ArrowUp (inittab kbrequest)
~> I think you need to archive your postings and their replies a ~> bit more efficiently. I was about to cut and paste a previous ~> reply on the subject when I noticed that the question was posed ~> by you! I can assure you they are efficiently enough archived. I asked why Alt+ArrowUp would shutdown the system while it's not configured to perform that task, and whether it would be safe to comment the line which refers to it in /etc/inittab: # Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow). kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this work." See? it doesn't say anywhere to shutdown the system (at least that I know), but it does. The answer I got about a year ago was about configuring Ctrl+Alt+End to perform the shutdown task, which works perfectly. Thank you anyway for your concern -- Horacio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Valencia - ESPAÑA
Re: Alt+ArrowUp (inittab kbrequest)
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. > 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. -- Matt Folwell, Trinity College, Cambridge. CB2 1TQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
Re: Alt+ArrowUp (inittab kbrequest)
Quoting J Horacio MG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > ~> I think you need to archive your postings and their replies a > ~> bit more efficiently. I was about to cut and paste a previous > ~> reply on the subject when I noticed that the question was posed > ~> by you! > > I can assure you they are efficiently enough archived. I asked why > Alt+ArrowUp would shutdown the system while it's not configured to > perform that task, and whether it would be safe to comment the line > which refers to it in /etc/inittab: > > # Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow). > kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this > work." > > See? it doesn't say anywhere to shutdown the system (at least that I > know), but it does. > > The answer I got about a year ago was about configuring Ctrl+Alt+End to > perform the shutdown task, which works perfectly. > > Thank you anyway for your concern I'm sorry. I thought in light of the previous thread's reply that you would know to look and see was already defined in /etc/kbd/default.map.gz to produce KeyboardSignal (which you yourself must have already made equivalent to shutdown). I hope it's all sorted now and you have removed alt keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal 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.
Re: Alt+ArrowUp (inittab kbrequest)
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.
