Re: Securing Linux based public access terminals

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2004-07-20 M Shirk wrote:
> Doesn't CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE also just kill the X-Server so you would get a 
> shell in the context of the user who started X?

When using a desktop manager like xdm, gdm or kdm this would restart the
desktop manager. Additionally you can disable that shortcut by adding
the following lines to XF86Config:

Section "ServerFlags"
  DontZap
EndSection

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
-- 
"Those who would give up liberty for a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety, and will lose both."
--Benjamin Franklin

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