Re: sysrq is ON by default [Re: Magic sys-rq key - how ?]

From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer (bero@redhat.com)
Date: Fri Apr 21 2000 - 06:29:57 EST


On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> David Ford wrote:
> > I just wanted to clear the air here. The magic key is definitely enabled by
> > default.
>
> Funny, when I boot it says "Disabling Magic SysRq"
>
> Maybe it is just teasing me :)

Your initscripts are teasing you. The key is enabled by default by the
kernel, but many distributions turn it off via proc at bootup for security
reasons.

LLaP
bero

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