What about simply removing the mingetty entries from your inittab or making something like runlevel 4 the default and remove the '4' from the /etc/inittab mingetty entries (and don't run gpm or X). Cheers, MaZe. On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, David Fletcher wrote: > Epoxy resin usually prevents plugs being inserted where you don't want them to > be. > > Dave > > On Tuesday 03 Jan 2006 22:34, Jerry Geis wrote: >> Is there a way to disable the keyboard and mouse ports? >> >> I have a machine in a public area running an application >> that no-one needs to touch. >> >> However, someone could come up and plug a keyboard in >> it and mouse and be logged in as that user (not root). >> >> Is there a way to disable the mouse and keyboard so >> only remote ssh connections will control the PC if >> changes need to be made. >> >> This would also include any usb device which is fine >> and the PS2 keyboard and mouse. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jerry > >