Re: Linux shutdown

From: Marco Bellini (seathrun_at_tiscali.it)
Date: 10/28/04

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    You should have a look at SUDO... you can configure it to allow a user
    (or a subset of all users) to execute a command or a subset of command.
    Henc,e you can allow user XYZ to execute shutdown: he will be prompted
    for HIS password and not root's password. It's highly configurable,
    IMHO...

    bye

    marco

    On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 00:33, Alvin Oga wrote:
    > hi ya
    >
    > > Hi peolple
    > > Do you know how to do a Linux (clear) shutdown without root privileges
    > > from login screen?
    > > I want to give a user the privilege of shutdown the server without being
    > > root. I have heared about umount problems of the file system.
    >
    > if they are in kde/gnom ... and you didnt change anything, they can
    > shutdown like they would a windoze box kde(start)->logout->shutdown
    >
    > if they like console .... ctl-alt-F1 than ctl-alt-del
    >
    > if you like to work harder .. setup up with sudo for running either
    > halt, shutdown or reboot or init 6 or gazillion other possibilities
    >
    > c ya
    > alvin 

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