[Klug-general] Ctrl-Alt-Backspace

[MacGyveR]

On Thursday 07 Dec 2006 07:42, Peter Childs wrote:
> I'm Running Ubuntu 6.06.......
>
> Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
>
> which is sposed to reset X right?
>
> Also on this machine switches the computer into suspend/sleep/what
> ever you wish to call it this week.
>
> I'm sure I ought to be able to switch this off but nobody seams to be
> able to supply that information. Tones of information about how to
> switch sleep on or activate it, but this machine is at least parltly a
> server so I don't want that.
>
> I've always wanted to remove that great big power button on the front
> of machines where some toddler will find it very easy to his either on
> purpose or by accedent.
>
> I call these design faults usally inserted by somone saying thats a
> good idea and yet it looks like it is in relaity its not....
>
> Peter Childs
>
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Peter,
	If you are using ACPI in your kernel, and have acpid running, pressing the 
power button on the front of you pc will shutdown pc in the correct way. you 
may also need to make sure your bios is set to "soft off" when the power 
button is pressed.


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