[ale] shutdown as non-root

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i don't know what distribution you are using or version.  try, poweroff.zeb <n4zm at mindspring.com> wrote:
[Control-Alt-Delete] will reboot for non-privileged users. You just have to be fast enough to turn the system off before it actually reboots.Douglas Bridges wrote:>Do you really want non-root users to be able to shut down the machine without >having explicit authorization to do so? However, one way to do it is by using >a "wheel" group that has permissions. You can read about it at >http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue36/tag/24.html>>Doug>>On Thursday 10 April 2003 11:32 pm, Thomas Holmquist wrote:> >>>But thats icky ;)>>>>there HAS to be something built-in to shutdown that allows non-users to>>shutdown :-/>>>>James S. Cochrane wrote:>> >>>>>sudo is your friend.>>>>>>James>>>>>>At 11:16 PM 4/10/03 -0400, you wrote:>>> >>>>>>>How can I set my laptop so a non-root user can shut it down (>>>>shutdown -h now )>>>>>>>>Heres what I get when I try to shutdown now:>>>>>>>>thomas at inspiron:~$ shutdown -h now>>>>shutdown: you must be root to do that!>>>>>>>>>>>>_______________________________________________>>>>Ale mailing list>>>>Ale at ale.org>>>>http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale>>>> >>>>>>>_______________________________________________>>>Ale mailing list>>>Ale at ale.org>>>http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________>>Ale mailing list>>Ale at ale.org>>http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale>> >>>>_______________________________________________>Ale mailing list>Ale at ale.org>http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale>> >_______________________________________________Ale mailing listAle at ale.orghttp://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/aleDo you Yahoo!?
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