Hi Rohit
Suresh Ramasubramanian | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> From: Rohit [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 5:19 PM
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> Subject: Re: [LIH] Root Password
>
> > You can add a list of trusted users who are allowed to shutdown a box to
> > /etc/shutdown-allow
>
> Is that shutdown.allow?
>
[[SureshR]] Yes it is. Sorry for the typo
> > 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 :)
>
> I think shutdown.allow DOES offer protection against invocation of
> shutdown, whether it is from trapping CAD or something else. Check that?
>
[[SureshR]] This gives you protection only from the shutdown
command. You can unalias C.A.D and shutdown though
.
-s
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