[ale] remote shutdown

[Christopher S. Adams]

is the machine local to her?

Chris

----- Original Message -----
 From: <jj at spiderentertainment.com>
To: "Zhongbin Yu \"jerry\"" <z.yu at premcall.com>
Cc: Keith R. Watson <keith.watson at gtri.gatech.edu>; <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] remote shutdown


> Umm, she does not know much about computes, and I want something simple,
click
> and point thing.. but nothing to work like m$,.
>
> Zhongbin Yu \"jerry\" wrote:
>
> > install sudo package,
> >
> > set your sister-in-law as a local user on linux box,
> > install sudo package
> > configure sudo to allow her to be able to do poweroff or shutdown -h
> > command and to do those only. (man sudoers will have perfect example.
> > NOPASSWD alt directive is also avaiable.)
> > install ssh package if applicable on her win98 machine and linux box
> > insert her public key from win98 to her own authorized_keys in her
~/.ssh
> > for ssh1 on linux box. or list her key in authorized key list in her
> > ~/.ssh2.
> > an icon on her win98 desktop, as shortcut to
> > ssh1.exe sister at myPreciousLinux.home.org /usr/bin/poweroff
> >
> > with this she may still be prompted for pass phrase for her private key
on
> > local box. If she is really lazy type, generate keys with null
passphrase,
> > but this is dangerous since she has a valid shell account on your linux
> > box.
> >
> > $0.02.
> >
> > Jerry Yu
>
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> > On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Keith R. Watson wrote:
> >
> > #At 11:58 AM 10/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
> > #>I have a small machine at home RH6 that is doing ip_masq. And my
sister
> > #>in law wants to use the internet from her computer. She knows how to
> > #>turn on the linux box but she does not know how to shut it down. I
> > #>personally run the halt command which shutsdown and turns off the
> > #>machine. I need a solution that will do just that, where she clicks on
> > #>her desktop(Win98) and it rsh the halt command, any ideas ?
> > #>
> > #>
> > #>BTW: I have a small hard disk in this machine that is getting
corrupted,
> > #>I'm looking for a kernel that will do IP_MASQ and can be booted from
> > #>floppy, I looked at the devel project, but it does not say anything
> > #>about ip_masq. Can I build such kernel ... ? I'll try tonight but any
> > #>pointers would be greatly appreciated.
> > #>
> > #>Thx,
> > #>
> > #>
> > #
> > #JJ,
> > #
> > #I can't answer the question about remote shutdown but I can tell you
who
> > #has a Linux router that boots from floppy. Charles Shapiro,
> > #72300.3632 at compuserve.com has a working Linux router running ip_masq
that
> > #boots from a floppy. He is supposed to be giving a talk on it at one of
the
> > #upcoming ALE meetings.
> > #
> > #keith
> > #
> > #-------------
> > #
> > #Keith R. Watson                        GTRI/AIST
> > #Computer Services Specialist IV        Georgia Institute of Technology
> > #keith.watson at gtri.gatech.edu           Atlanta, GA  30332-0816
> > #404-894-0836
> > #
>