RE: AW: VT switch - console DOS-Attack??

[fu k. <fu...@ho...>]

Hi Richard,

thanks for your reply.
It seems to me, that this will remain as "unresolved problem" until there is 
a turn_off_vt_switching feature built in linux console.

best regards
fu ke


>From: "Unger Richard" <ric...@te...>
>To: "fu ke" <fu...@ho...>, <lin...@li...>
>Subject: AW: VT switch - console DOS-Attack??
>Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:40:02 +0100
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>Hi!
>
>You could compile your kernel without VT support - probably not what you 
>want tough...
>(choose "Configure Standard Kernel Options" to see that option under 
>Character Devices)
>
>Doesn't look like there is any other easy option to reduce the number of 
>VTs to 1...
>
>Richard
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: lin...@li...
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> > Auftrag von fu ke
> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 22. Februar 2006 15:02
> > An: lin...@li...
> > Betreff: VT switch - console DOS-Attack??
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > is there any known "best solution"(TM) to disable console
> > switching under linux.
> > Background: any user, even remote user, can use X11 to switch
> > console distracting "real user" on "real console".
> > Not to say that there exist some other console tools, like chvt & co.
> >
> > Please cc me since I'm not on the list.
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> >
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