Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cunews!mikey
From: mikey@ccs.carleton.ca (Mike McFaul)
Newsgroups: alt.sys.sun
Subject: Re: How to disable break key on console?
Message-ID: <1991Feb7.032051.281@ccs.carleton.ca>
Date: 7 Feb 91 03:20:51 GMT
References: <1991Feb6.195059.18763@cbnews.att.com>
Organization: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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In article <1991Feb6.195059.18763@cbnews.att.com> wv@cbnews.cb.att.com (william.e.duncan) writes:
>We've got a couple of 4/280's with dumb terminals as
>consoles. Is there any way to disable the break key
>so it won't bring the system down to the boot prompt?
>
>Bill Duncan
>bill@picard.att.com

Well it depends on how much you value your 'dumb' terminal. We have a VC404
on our sun server and I riped the break key right off the keyboard. Well
that wasn't enough, our operators kept reaching into the keyboard to hit that
break key. Finally I put a plastic cover over it and taped it down -- you
have to lift it to hit break. Take it from me a sign on the keyboard saying
"don't touch" invariably causes people to hit it.