Jerry Geis <geisj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is there a way to disable the keyboard and mouse ports?
Remember, in UNIX, hardware is _useless_ if it is not bound
to a device used by a service.
So remove all relevant entries from /etc/inittab.
The mingetty tty entries, Xdm, the keyboard combination
traps, etc...
Don't start gpm, kudzu, etc... as services either, just to be
sure.
That will prevent any use of a keyboard/mouse once Linux
boots.
You can even remove any prompt from the bootloader.
You can also pass a parameter to set the console to a
physically non-existant COM device, or some other dummy port.
> 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.
Again, hardware is _useless_ if it's not bound to a device
which is used by a service. No local ttys, no local access
-- other than the console, which can be set to dummy ;->
> This would also include any usb device which is fine
> and the PS2 keyboard and mouse.
Again, hadware is useless if it's not bound to a device which
is used by a service.
There are also games you can play with /dev and udev too.
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Bryan J. Smith Professional, Technical Annoyance b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx http://thebs413.blogspot.com
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