Console -PowerOffDisabled option wont stay in effect (OS 3.0)

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From: Douglas Scott
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 21:07

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I followed the instructions in the documentation which allow you to disable
the power-off key when the login panel is displayed, using the following line
in /etc/ttys:

console "/usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow -PowerOffDisabled true"  NeXT
on secure window=/usr/lib/NextStep/WindowServer onoption="/usr/etc/getty
std.9600"

What I have found, though, is that this works following system boot up, but
after any user has logged in and back out, anyone can shut the machine down
via the power key from the console, so it seems as though this option is being
overridden or reset after logging in.

Has anyone solved this problem?


Thanks.
-- 
Douglas Scott                              (805)893-8352
Center for Computer Music Research and Composition
University of California, Santa Barbara
Internet: (NeXTMail ok)   <doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu>

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