On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I need to develop a procedure to allow a non-priveledged user (computer
> room operator) to shut down my mail filter systems in case of power
> failure and the large room UPS running out of power.
If the operator has physical access to the machine, how about
doing Ctrl-Alt-Del and shutting it off before it reboots? (This assumes
you're using Linux on x86.)
Otherwise, you can create a user called "shutdown" whose passwd entry
would look like this:
shutdown:x:0:0:Shutdown Operator:/:/sbin/shutdown
and create a password that you give out to the operator. In fact,
many Linux distros already have a "shutdown" user, albeit with a locked
password.
Regards,
David.
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