Kernel Configuration
 

Hi,

does someone know how to configure the kernel (2.4.23) so that a normal user cannot switch into root mode by hitting the F5 key while the computer is starting?

thanks

no need for posting twice keep your eyes on track

That sounds more like a distribution thing, rather than the kernel itself. You can follow through the boot execution order by seeing what /etc/inittab calls. There should be a line that starts with si - look for something like:

# System initialization.
si::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

Then you can look at /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit to see where it mentions F5 and what it does with it.

My guess is that it's probably not going to be as straightforward as you had first hoped!