How do I Disable the keyboard and display locally?

[Marblemanda]

Hello All,

We need a method on how to disable the display and control of the system's keyboard, so a user can not display or control the system locally. BUT - allow it so that an administrator can display an xterm or X application on there desktop (remotely, by exporting the display).

Thanks to all for your help,

Marblemanda

 

[kociant]

Power off the server, unplug the keyboard, and power back on. The system will operate normally this way (Headless)via remote access.

 

[Marblemanda]

Hi Kociant,

That's a good solution - but the systems I'm administering are located throughout the globe. It would be almost impossible for me to visit 20 countries to do that. I'm looking a solution that will allow me to accomplish virtually the same thing, but without having to visit the box physically. . .

Thanks for the response either way.

Dan

 

[FarahRegal]

edit /etc/default/kbd

and uncomment the following line to disable keyboard or serial device

KEYBOARD_ABORT_DISABLE


or command the line

# kbd -a disable
and the reboot
.

Farah Regal
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