#54: mac is stuck? what's ctrl-alt-del??

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on June 16, 2009, 06:20 PM UTC   —   from   Unknown_user_icon k7lim    ( 1,766 views )
stupid mac just locked up. i'm a PC guy looking for ctrl-alt-del
Tags: os-x mac crash keyboard-shortcut ctrl-alt-del hang
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opt+apple+esc

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- Unknown_user_icon softghost on July 08, 2009, 09:00 PM UTC

opt+apple+esc to force quit
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use ssh

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- Unknown_user_icon spigoat on June 23, 2009, 11:34 PM UTC

If the finder is really hosed and you can't even get it to respond to keyboard input, sometimes it works to SSH in and kill the offending process via the commandline. Of course, you have to have SSH enabled and know the IP address.
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What is the equivalent of ctrl-alt-del on a mac? - macosx.com

http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/272668-what-equivalent-ctrl-alt-del-mac.html - found by Unknown_user_icon k7lim on June 16, 2009, 06:20 PM UTC

it's command-option-shift-escape ?