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Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2)

From: ald2#arrakis <ald2 AT arrakis.es>
To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 08:07:56 GMT

----- Mensaje Original -----
Remitente: qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org
Fecha: Sabado, Junio 28, 2003 11:15 am
Asunto: Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2)

>
> Normal users are not allowed to shutdown the system
> (that is too much power to give to an ordinary user).
> The root user has that power. As does CTRL-ALT-DEL
> from the console (if specified in /etc/inittab).
>
(Do you people ever stop to sleep?)
Is it OK to edit /etc/inittab to prevent it rebooting or would that
have disastrous side-effects?
Why can't a normal user do 'su' and then 'shutdown now' in an xterm?
Distros like Suse and Mandrake allow this, I think.
TIA
Andrew

[BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), Andrew Langdon-Davies, 06/27/2003
- Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), qwms-avib, 06/27/2003
- Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), s0dj11n, 06/27/2003
  - [BL] Links not very useful, keesan2, 06/28/2003
    - Re: [BL] Links not very useful, qwms-avib, 06/28/2003
    - Re: [BL] Links not very useful, Day Brown, 06/28/2003
    - Re: [BL] Links not very useful, Neo Sze Wee, 06/29/2003
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), ald2#arrakis, 06/28/2003
  - Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), qwms-avib, 06/28/2003
    - Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), Day Brown, 06/28/2003
      - Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), qwms-avib, 06/28/2003
        
        Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), Neo Sze Wee, 06/29/2003
- Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), James Miller, 06/28/2003
  - Re: [BL] Fwd: Can't shutdown or halt from X (BL2), qwms-avib, 06/28/2003