on Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 10:49:21PM +0000, Pigeon (jah.pigeon@ukonline.co.uk) wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 12:28:40PM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> > On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 23:00, Pigeon wrote:
> > > On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 12:27:21PM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> > > > In regards to the roommates at least, they both use Debian and know
> > > > enough about it to do some basic functions from a terminal. As such, I
> > > > could tell them what to do over the phone without having to hold their
> > > > hands through the whole procedure. The reason I'm so concerned about the
> > > > one-time-use password is not to defend against any maliciousness on
> > > > their part, but rather to defend against stupidity on their part. (Or to
> > > > cover up my stupidity by having them fix something I broke before I get
> > > > home. :)
> > >
> > > What happens if they get a keybounce while typing ^D ?
> >
> > "keybounce"? You mean if they hit ^D with an empty command line?
>
> As in:
>
> (On a crappy keyboard)
> $ cat > somefile
> some gubbins
> some more gubbins
> ^D (but the key bounces, so you actually get ^D^D)
>
> logout
>
> debian login:
>
> ...or (Overconfident blind use of an xterm partially concealed by
> browser window, using sloppy focus)
>
> $ cst > somefile
> bash: cst: command not found
> (middle click to paste a URL) <return>
> bash: http://www.two-stroke-diesels.org: No such file or directory
> ^D
> (xterm vanishes)
>
> Or am I the only one who does this?
echo "set ignoreeof" >> ~/.bashrc
Peace.
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