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[ale] Linux Firewall
- Subject: [ale] Linux Firewall
- From: nlucent at mindspring.com (Nick Lucent)
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 14:41:15 -0400 (EDT)
magic sysrq key does a bunch of neat stuff, you can read about in
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/sysrq.txt
Nick
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Jacob Langseth wrote:
> On Thursday, April 08, 1999 21:10, Wandered Inn
> [SMTP:esoteric at denali.atlnet.com] wrote:
>
> > ...or if you're
> > > running 2.2.x, hit the Magic SysRq key.
> >
> > What does this 'magic' key do, pray tell??? (as I run 2.2.1...)
>
> My understanding is that it halts the system in a
> manner which doesn't alter the file system, but yet
> is a 'safe' shutdown (as opposed to just flicking the
> power switch).
>
> I'll try to dig up the ref where I saw it.
>
> --
> Jacob Langseth
> Vodavi-CT, Inc. <jlangseth at vodavi-ct.com>
>