Re: I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard.

Date	2015-08-22 06:20 -0700
From	Ant <ant@zimage.comANT>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard.
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>> I have been using a Lenovo Thinkpad for a couple months and having to
>> press ctrl+alt+del keys to login into its Windows 7 so many times as a
>> habit. Ever since I got a 15" MacBook Pro (Retina; early 2013), I
>> accidently rebooted it with its control+command+power keys on the
>> keyboard. Apple used to have its power button away from the keyboard. I
>> had to tape over this power key to remind myself not do the magic
>> three/3 keys on a Mac to login. Argh. Has anyone had that problem or
>> just me? Also, I didn't know you could do a force reboot like that on a
>> Mac too.
>
> There are several comand key combos to do various things (turn off the
> screen, lock the screen, etc).
>
> You might try this:
>
> Open terminal
> past in the following
>
> defaults write com.apple.loginwindow PowerButtonSleepsSystem -bool no

Sleep? Isn't it a reboot? Mine reboots.
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I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard. ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-21 23:12 -0500
  Re: I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-22 04:23 +0000
    Re: I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard. Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-08-22 06:20 -0700
      Re: I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard. Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-08-22 08:00 -0700
      Re: I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-22 22:01 +0000
  Re: I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard. dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-08-23 12:10 +1200
    Re: I kept accidently rebooting 15" MBP Retina due to its power button on the keyboard. Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-08-23 16:04 -0700

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