On Sat, 2009-03-28 at 10:57 +0100, Alexander Boström wrote: > Jeff Spaleta skrev: > > > If you can get back keyboard control via SysRq, isn't it more > > beneficial to make use of SysRq instead of zapping? > > Yes, if Alt-SysRq-K does everything Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does, and more, > then perhaps that should be enabled by default instead? > Hm... if disabled, zillions of gnome-screenshooter windows starts to appear (I haven't actually counted them and the amount is probably proportional to the time I hold Alt [Gr]-SysRq before hitting K), if enabled, caps-lock indicator starts to blink and the computer freezes (whole computer, not only X)... Not sure how this can be helpful at all... > Any security implications of enabling SysRq by default? > > Alt-SysRq is actually "make a screenshot of the active window" in GNOME, > but perhaps that's not such a big deal in the case when X is hosed. > > /abo > Martin
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