It's quite possible. Also, it's Linux, there is no such thing as a
"wrong approach" :) (Well, I suppose that if you end up formatting
all your partitions or something, then it might be the wrong
approach)
On the Linux box here, ^s has the same effect as the "Scroll Lock".
When it's on, the keyboard still accepts input, it just doesn't send
it until the scroll lock is turned off.
If we're talking about an actual lock, where the keyboard will not
accept ANY input, I don't see any solution other than a physical lock
like Tim just pointed out in his e-mail. If you use a key combination
to lock the keyboard, how would you unlock it? You wouldn't be able
to use key combinations, because the keyboard would not respond.
However, I imagine that the person is looking for a pseudo-type lock,
that will only respond to a certain key combination, and "unlock" the
keyboard. I'd bet that it's possible, but the closest I know of is
locking your terminal, and unlocking it by entering your password.
Kevin
From: Robert Alexander Stragies
Can't he just press ^s (or similar) to stop output and input of the keyboard, or is that the wrong approach? hope this helps mfg, Alex
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