> I think to allow only root to shut down, you have to fiddle with booting
> scripts. On RHL6.1, 'halt' asaks for user password but ctrl+alt+delete
> works for anybody. I think you can disable this. Read docs(I don't have
> access to them now ;-))
You can add a list of trusted users who are allowed to shutdown a box to
/etc/shutdown-allow
Of course, that is no protection against ctrl+alt+del (or someone switching
your box off). Keeping the server in a locked room is low tech, but works
most of the time for such situations :)
Suresh Ramasubramanian | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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