CTRLALTDEL(8)                                       Linux Programmer's Manual                                      CTRLALTDEL(8)



NAME
       ctrlaltdel - set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination

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 version that you are currently
       using.

       ctrlaltdel is usually used in the /etc/rc.local file.

FILES
       /etc/rc.local

SEE ALSO
       init(8)

AUTHOR
       Peter Orbaek (poeATdaimi.dk)

AVAILABILITY
       The  ctrlaltdel   command   is   part   of   the   util-linux-ng   package   and   is   available   from   ftp://ftp.ker-
       nel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/.



Linux 1.2                                                25 October 1993                                           CTRLALTDEL(8)