Re: kbdcontrol -l affects all vty's, not just the current one

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21.06.2004, at 06:04, nntp.dragonflybsd.org wrote:

> > (Simon 'corecode' Schubert pointed out that, even if the kbdmap was
> > per-vty, nothing would stop an unprivledged user from loading a 
> > keyboard
> > map of all NUL's, which would disable further logins and/or switching 
> > to
> > another vty.  So I'm not really sure what can be done about it...)
> 1) Make keyboard maps per-vty.
> 2) Make root the only user able to change keyboard maps on vtys.
>
> If both of these changes are implemented, then only root users can 
> shoot
> themselves in the foot with an all-NULL keyboard map.

This breaks the intention of having keymaps adjustable almost 
completely. I prefer typing on an US keyboard layout but I'm in Germany 
and thus most keyboards, especially of "shared" computers (in the 
office) are German. But in fact, I'd like to load the US keymap so I 
can type properly. Won't work if root is the only one allowed to change 
keymaps.

A possible solution: Only allow setting keymaps owned by root (i.e. 
trusted keymaps)
or enforce certain restrictions (i.e. ALT + Fxx always work, so that 
you can switch to another vty)

plus, of course, the per-vty keymaps

cheers
  simon

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