[NTLUG:Discuss] preventing KDE from trapping ctrl+alt+del

[jeremyb@univista.com]

 It must be a default behavior because I don't remember ever turning it on
and it's been like that since I installed KDE several months ago.  Before
that I used Gnome and it didn't do it. It's only annoying when I forget it's
there.

-----Original Message-----
From: Alton R. Pouncey, II
To: discuss at ntlug.org
Sent: 10/4/02 10:47 AM
Subject: RE: [NTLUG:Discuss] preventing KDE from trapping ctrl+alt+del

On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 10:22, jeremyb at univista.com wrote:
>  Thanks Alton,
>   but in this case ctrl+alt+del causes KDE to show a logout prompt.

I didn't know KDE did that.  I guess this is KDE's default behavior? 
Good thing to know so I can watch for it in the future if I happen to be
on a system that is using KDE.

> which is not related to /etc/inittab rebooting the machine..  I have
that
> disabled already anyway.
> I've been informed that this behavior is part of X not KDE
specifically.
> 
> Anyhow,  Cliff Cyphers of CTLUG let me know that F8 will make
vncviewer open
> it's menu, wherein I can send ctrl+alt+del to the remote server.
That's
> really all I need to do.
> 
> thanks everyone,
>    Jeremy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alton R. Pouncey, II
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Sent: 10/4/02 9:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] preventing KDE from trapping ctrl+alt+del
> 
> On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 08:40, jeremyb at univista.com wrote:
> > I need to stop KDE from trapping ctrl+alt+del. Anyone know how to
> disable 
> >   this? 
> >    I've spend a little time digging around the KDE docs but have had
> no 
> >   success yet. 
> >   I'm sure one of you folks knows the answer. 
> > 
> >   thanks in advance, 
> >     Jeremy 
> > 
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> >
> 
> As far as I know, KDE (or any other windowing system) has nothing to
do
> with the ctrl-alt-del ability.  The answer lies in /etc/inittab.
> 
> There should be a line in /etc/inittab that looks something like this:

> 
>   ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
> 
> Either comment it out or remove it to disable it or change it to print
> out an error message or something.
> 
> Once you edit the inittab you have have init reload it:
> 
> kill -HUP 1 
> 
> Then ctrl-alt-del should cease to reboot the system.
>  
> -- 
> Alton R. Pouncey, II
> SCSA, SCNA, CCNA, CIW Professional
> Director of Information Services
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