> 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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