How to disable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace from restarting X in GNOME

by ruchi · December 28, 2006

First you need to take backup of xorg.conf file using the following command

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup

Now you need to edit the file using the following command

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Add the following lines at the end of file

Section "ServerFlags"

Option "DontZap" "yes"

EndSection

Save the edited file