Re: [Patch]: Secure SysRQ update for 2.1.10{7,8pre1}.

Pavel Machek (pavel@bug.ucw.cz)
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:20:14 +0200


Hi,

> > > to hit hold the sysrq combination while typing the password. Would
> > > this be a problem on SPARCs with 'A' in the password?
> > Yes. Hitting stop-A will drop you into BIOS monitor pretty fast.
> This part of the message is in response to Jakub's message also.
> Hmm, who's right? You say that it will, Jakub says that it won't... :)
> I'd test it, but... No SPARC.

Probably jakub :-). On sparc, *Linux* decides to enter bios command
line. Still, I think it should do that in all cases...

*OR* we could create new magic key 'A' meaning "enter bios
prompt". Then, we would have no problems with a in password.

Pavel

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