On 29. July 2004 at 2:19AM -0700, Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Otto Wyss wrote: > > > On my desktop system I'd like to make certain commands > > requiring root (i.e. halt) available to ordinary users. What > > choices do are there? If you can stand Gnome or KDE that shouldn't be a problem > > Are there already any script which makes a desktop linux > > system more user friendly? > > click the login gui ... > - it allows anybody to shutdown/halt/reboot gdm, kdm? probably there are workalikes with similar features with library dependencies. > - if those commands are not executable ... > - fix your /etc/sudoers file > ( add the priviledged commands you want jane to run > ( and she still uses command line or the gui to shutdown > > - 3-finger salute should always work from any console for anybody > > - anybody that hits the power or reset switch should be shot on the spot > :-) But as another poster said the buttons could be remapped to initiate a graceful shutdown. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
