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.
What hardware & O/S are you using? For example, on Sun w/ Solaris 8 or later, just hitting the power switch can allow a non-root user to do a controlled shutdown. Check the man page for your /etc/inittab and see if it has a POWERFAIL action. In Solaris 9, a POWERFAIL simply does a: /usr/sbin/shutdown -g0 -i5 -y
Don't remember how, but I think you can limit what users can generate a POWERFAIL.
Another option, if you are using PAM, you can use RBAC to assign a priviliged function to a given group of ordinary users.
Just a couple of ideas.
Jon Kibler A.S.E.T., Inc. Charleston, SC USA (843) 849-8214
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