Ubuntu Server Guide: Console Security, Disable Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and /etc/event.d

Bug #496465 reported by Scott Shields
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ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Scott Shields

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs

Please refer to the following link, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/ReleaseNotes#/etc/event.d%20no%20longer%20used

Under Console Security in the Ubuntu 9.10 Server Guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/serverguide/C/console-security.html), the "Disable Ctrl+Alt+Delete" section contains an invalid path.

The path "/etc/event.d/control-alt-delete" needs to be changed to "/etc/init/control-alt-delete.conf".

On a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10 Server, /etc/event.d/ does not exist. I am unaware of any migration implementation for an upgrade. The path may still exist for some users.

Connor Imes (ckimes)
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Scott Shields (atomicspark)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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Scott Shields (atomicspark) wrote :
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Connor Imes (ckimes) wrote :

Scott, thanks for your patch! It looks good so I have applied it to the Lucid dev branch. I also changed the exec line to use "shutdown" instead of "/sbin/shutdown" since that is what shows in Karmic and Lucid now.

Finally, please don't change the status to Fix Committed when you post a patch on a bug, that is not a valid bug status for this - see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status . Use Confirmed or Triaged instead. Now that the patch is committed to the bzr branch the Fix Committed status is correct. We look forward to getting more patches from you. Cheers.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :
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This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-docs - 10.04.1

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ubuntu-docs (10.04.1) lucid; urgency=low

  * First upload for lucid
  * General:
    - Refresh pot files
    - Changed 'Text Editor' to 'gedit Text Editor' LP: #442417 (Connor Imes)
  * Advanced-topics:
    - Added link in advanced-topics to a description about Users and Groups in
      Debian systems. LP: #145055 (Connor Imes)
  * Hardware:
    - Added mention of ext4 to hardware.xml and changed the mentioning of the
      default filesystem in Ubuntu from ext3 to ext4 LP #449667 (Connor Imes)
    - Removed subsection in hardware about quirk-checker script - link was
      broken, script is outdated LP: #461158 (Connor Imes)
  * Keeping-safe:
    - Updating instructions for automatic login for new GDM LP: #442676
     (Dean Sas)
    - String adjustment (period inside of a quote tag), Scott Shields,
      LP: #496885
  * Internet:
    - Changes remaining mention of flashplugin-nonfree to flashplugin-installer
      in web-apps.xml LP: #444546 (Connor Imes)
    - Change some <guimenu> tags to <guimenuitem> tags in web-apps.xml to show
      arrows in HTML documentation instead of + signs LP: #453512 (Connor Imes)
    - Removed reference to network-manager radio buttons, as radio buttons
      aren't used in this version of NM for wired networks (Jim Campbell)
    - Aligned similar strings in 'internet' section to benefit translators;
      some small adjustments. LP: #460360 (Connor Imes)
  * Musicvideophotos:
    - Fixed apturl for mtp-tools package in music.xml LP #452262 (Connor Imes)
    - Improve ipod section, patch by Michael Fitzhugh. LP: #370085
  * Printing:
    - Updated printer setup directions in printing section LP: #435510
      (Connor Imes)
    - Fix scanning typo. Patch by Shane Fagan LP: #447250
  * Programming:
    - Removed entire programming section LP: #414035 (Connor Imes)
  * Serverguide:
    - Adjusted wording in serverguide package-management file to more
      clearly describe apticron. LP: #473280 (Connor Imes)
    - Updated LDAP section for changes to the Jaunty package.
      Fixes LP: #475492, LP: #459403, LP: #463684 (Adam Sommer)
    - In OpenSSH section, .ssh/authorized_keys permissions should be
      600, not 644 LP: #491159 (Connor Imes)
    - Replaced description of ebox Log Observer in serverguide with a real
      description of the event's purpose LP: #405926 (Connor Imes)
    - Fixed IP example in serverguide's postfix configuration section
      LP: #495202 (Connor Imes)
    - Include 'auto eth1' in interfaces file for static IP configuration
      LP: #441802 (Connor Imes)
    - Fix for disabling Control-Alt-Delete in serverguide. Scott Shields,
      LP: #496465
    - Typo fix, Scott Shields, LP: #497867
    - PostgreSQL setup fix for config file pg_hba.conf, Scott Shields,
      LP: #492286
    - Misc fixes in windows-networking section. Vikram Dhillon, LP: #462607
    - Changes to RAID installation section LP: #428036, LP: #462719
      (Connor Imes)
    - Fixes and adjustments to web-servers LP: #462621 (Connor Imes)
  * Switching:
    - Replaced Pidgin with Empathy in applications-equivalents
      LP: #490980 (Connor Ime...

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Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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