Name
ctrlaltdel — set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del
combination
DESCRIPTION
Based on examination of the linux/kernel/sys.c code, it
is clear that there are two supported functions that the
Ctrl-Alt-Del sequence can perform: a hard reset, which immediately
reboots the computer without calling sync (2) and without any other
preparation; and a soft reset, which sends the
SIGINT (interrupt) signal to the init process (this is always
the process with PID 1). If this option is used, the
init (8) program must
support this feature. Since there are now several
init (8) programs in
the Linux community, please consult the documentation for the
version that you are currently using.
ctrlaltdel
is usually used in the /etc/rc.local file.
AUTHOR
Peter Orbaek (poe@daimi.aau.dk)
Copyright 1992, 1993 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
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