Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 Feb 1998 22:03:58 +0100 (MET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: ctrl-alt-del not handicap accesable? |
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On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Linux Mailing list account wrote:
> > Recently, a friend of mine (who only has one arm) was complaining to me that > ctrl-alt-del did not shutdown/reboot his linux box. It took me a minute to > realize that you must use the left control and alt keys -- the right ones > don't work. He now uses his nose to reboot his system, but complains to me > every time :) > > Is there any reason we are only allowing the left control and alt keys to be > used?
Not specifically, but you _shouldn't_ use ctrl-alt-del to reboot your system. You should to a reboot or telinit 6 (when under Linux or RedHat) to make a clean reboot.
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