Q. How do I delete control-alt-delete emergency keypress handling to improve security of my Ubuntu Linux server?
A. When you hit the Control-Alt-Delete key combination system get rebooted. This operation is controlled via a special file located at /etc/event.d/control-alt-delete directory. Simply open this file using a text editor:
$ sudo vi /etc/event.d/control-alt-delete
OR
$ sudo gedit /etc/event.d/control-alt-delete
Find line that read as follows:
exec /sbin/shutdown -r now "Control-Alt-Delete pressed"
delete configuration line or comment out line by prefixing # symob:
#exec /sbin/shutdown -r now "Control-Alt-Delete pressed"
Save and close the file.
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Its not working for live cd (ubuntu 8.1)
Tried many options.. nothing works out
Thanks a lot for your tips……It was helpful
Hi,
If anyone helps me to clear this doubt, I will be grateful to them…….
How to make my USB hard disk mount on my ubuntu machine(all) and copy those files onto the local hard drive……Please help
Thank You
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