Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 10 Jul 1998 16:56:47 -0400 | From | Myrdraal <> | Subject | Re: [Patch]: Secure SysRQ update for 2.1.10{7,8pre1}. |
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On Fri, Jul 10, 1998 at 01:20:14PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: Hi, > > > > to hit hold the sysrq combination while typing the password. Would > > > > this be a problem on SPARCs with 'A' in the password? > > > Yes. Hitting stop-A will drop you into BIOS monitor pretty fast. > > This part of the message is in response to Jakub's message also. > > Hmm, who's right? You say that it will, Jakub says that it won't... :) > > I'd test it, but... No SPARC. > Probably jakub :-). On sparc, *Linux* decides to enter bios command > line. Still, I think it should do that in all cases... Ah, I see. Hmmm, which file is the part where it decides to do that? I did a quick grep, but I didn't find anything useful, unless batten_down_hatches() is the correct routine. > *OR* we could create new magic key 'A' meaning "enter bios > prompt". Then, we would have no problems with a in password. Hmmm, and then it would do the same thing either way since STOP is part of the SysRQ sequence on SPARC, right? Well, I think that's simple enough that even I could do it, if I find the part where it decides to drop to the BIOS monitor. Speaking of the password entry method - That sort of bothers me. Doesn't having to hold the sysrq combo while typeing the password seem sort of kludgy? I should probably figure out how to fix that. -Myrdraal -- Linux jackalz 2.1.108 #103 Thu Jul 2 03:18:16 EDT 1998 i486 4:50pm up 8 days, 13:33, 19 users, load average: 0.01, 0.11, 0.40
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