Re: Linux 2.2.17pre3

From: David Luyer (david_luyer@pacific.net.au)
Date: Fri Jun 16 2000 - 16:17:38 EST


> > Being possible to change keymaps as user is very useful. You'll understand
> > when you sat down on a box with a Dvorak keyboard, trying to read your
> > mail.
>
> And the security is important as you'll discover when you find tab is bound
> by the previous user to rm -rf *\n

Shouldn't that be handled by a proper revoke of tty and clearing of all key
bindings by getty? Or is getty lacking the logic to do a real reset of the
vtys, which surely should be part of its job?

David.

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