[Pkg-systemd-maintainers] Bug#725422: systemd set kernel.sysrq=16

[Floris Kraak]

Allow me to summarize the argument here:
1) The sysrq keys can be an important (recovery) tool for administrators.
2) Having systemd disable them is unexpected behaviour for most of us, at
the very least.
3) Setting default value for the sysrq keys belongs in the kernel package,
not in the systemd package.
4) Besides, the default value of 16 is overly restrictive - just
restricting the signal and dump keys is good enough from a security
perspective, but allowing only "sync" to work is like having a car but then
taking away the engine, the wheels, and the steering wheel. Yes, you can
still sit in it, but it's effectively useless.
5) Quite frankly, just because you *can* do something in systemd doesn't
mean it's a good idea.

Regards,
Floris Kraak
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