>From the linuxgroup FAQ. 6.16 How can non-root users shutdown Linux machine from console?
They can press ctrl-alt-del and turn off the computer once the computer has cycled back to the Power On Self Test (POST). NOTE:Make sure that your distribution has the following in /etc/inittab: ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 r now While most distributions have it by default, this is worth checking anyway. On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:12:05 -0800 - Condon Thomas A KPWA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following Re: Permission to change run level > >Folks, > >I've got a laptop with RedHat 6.2 on it that I added a user to, so my >brother could continue writing while he is visiting. However, this machine >does not allow anyone but root to shut down the machine (init 0). > >I don't have this problem on other machines, but I've been unable to find >details on allowing users to do this in the man entries on init, runlevel, >or anything else I could think of to search. > >Any help would be much appreciated. > > >In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, > >Tom :-}) > >Thomas A. Condon >Barbershop Bass Singer >Registered Linux User #154358 >A Jester Unemployed >_______________________________________________ >Linux-users mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> >http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
