Re: Magic SysRq key

2001-08-24 Thread Dmitriy
On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 10:12:06AM +0700, A. Didit Mifanto wrote: > Dear Debian User: > > What is the meaning of Magic SysRq key in the kernel hacking config? > See your linux-src-root/Documentation/sysrq.txt Hope that helps. > Thanks > > Didit > > >

Re: Magic SysRq key

2001-08-24 Thread Tim Moss
A. Didit Mifanto wrote: Dear Debian User: What is the meaning of Magic SysRq key in the kernel hacking config? Thanks Didit http://lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/sysrq.txt "It is a 'magical' key combo you can hit which kernel will respond to regardless of what

Magic SysRq key

2001-08-24 Thread A . Didit Mifanto
Dear Debian User: What is the meaning of Magic SysRq key in the kernel hacking config? Thanks Didit

Re: magic sysrq key

2001-08-24 Thread Walter Hofmann
want to mess with the packaging system. > Has it always been the case that /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq could disable > the magic sysrq key? This is new in 2.4, AFAIK. > I've heard some consider the sysrq key a security > hole, but if it can be disabled then there's no big deal. To

Re: magic sysrq key

2001-08-24 Thread greg
Cyan Ogilvie wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:53:26AM +0200, thomas wrote: > > > Is there a way to enable the magic SysRq key without compiling a custom > > > kernel? > > > Why is it not built in the Debian kernel? If policy demands that it > > > sho

Re: magic sysrq key

2001-08-24 Thread Cyan Ogilvie
On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:53:26AM +0200, thomas wrote: > > Is there a way to enable the magic SysRq key without compiling a custom > > kernel? > > Why is it not built in the Debian kernel? If policy demands that it > > should be disabled by default then this could be done

Re: magic sysrq key

2001-08-23 Thread thomas
> Is there a way to enable the magic SysRq key without compiling a custom > kernel? > Why is it not built in the Debian kernel? If policy demands that it > should be disabled by default then this could be done via proc during > the boot process. I don't see any reason why

Re: magic sysrq key

2001-08-23 Thread Noah Meyerhans
On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 10:43:30PM +0200, Walter Hofmann wrote: > Is there a way to enable the magic SysRq key without compiling a custom > kernel? > Why is it not built in the Debian kernel? If policy demands that it > should be disabled by default then this could be done via proc

magic sysrq key

2001-08-23 Thread Walter Hofmann
Is there a way to enable the magic SysRq key without compiling a custom kernel? Why is it not built in the Debian kernel? If policy demands that it should be disabled by default then this could be done via proc during the boot process. Walter