Re: Ctrl-alt-del to restart window manager with xfce in wheezy?
On Wed 12 Jun 2013 at 01:46:06 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 07:27:35PM -0700, Rick Thomas wrote:
> >
> > I've got xfce window manager installed on pretty-much as it comes
> > fresh-out-of-the-box Wheezy.
> >
> > I'd like to have <ctrl>-<alt>-<del> restart the window manager.
> >
> > I've configured it to do so with "dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-
> > configuration", but (even after a reboot) that doesn't seem to do
> > the job.
> >
> > Anybody know what I'm missing?
>
> JFTR, aside from anything else you have to do, regarding
> <ctrl>-<alt>-<del>, check your /etc/inittab
>
> e.g.
> less /etc/inittab
> [...]
> # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed.
> ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now
> [...]
>
> I don't run a DE, so don't know if the DE "overrides?" these settings.
X itself (irrespective of DE or window manager) ignores this key
combination. It is recognised in console mode only.
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