Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 Feb 1998 23:15:41 -0800 (PST) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: ctrl-alt-del not handicap accesable? |
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On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Rik van Riel wrote:
> 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.
What is the deiifrenct between trapping <ctrl>-<alt>-<del> and executing the correct shutdown program and running reboot ?
Gerhard Mack<gmack@imag.net> --
As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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