On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 03:04:19AM +0000, Karsten M. Self wrote: > 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 Cool! (tries it) Oh, it doesn't work (messes about) Ah, s/set ignoreeof/export IGNOREEOF=/ Useful. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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