ctrlaltdel

 

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 CTRLALTDEL(8)       Linux Programmer's Manual       CTRLALTDEL(8)
 
 
 
NAME
        ctrlaltdel - set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combina­
        tion
 
SYNOPSIS
        ctrlaltdel hard | soft
 
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 ver­
        sion that you are currently using.
 
        ctrlaltdel is usually used in the /etc/rc.local file.
 
FILES
        /etc/rc.local
 
SEE ALSO
        simpleinit(8), init(8)
 
AUTHOR
        Peter Orbaek (poe@daimi.aau.dk)
 
 
 
 Linux 1.2                25 October 1993            CTRLALTDEL(8)

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