Re: [newbie] shuting down by ord. user..

[Kelly Dorset]

Matt Stegman wrote:
> 
> /etc/shutdown.allow is a file that contains the names of users aloowed to
> shutdown the system.  It may not be present on your system yet; you'll
> have to create it.
> 
> Also check /etc/inittab to see if Ctrl-Alt-Del is being caught.  If so,
> anybody (not just those in shutdown.allow) may shutdown the system via the
> "three finger salute."  What you might do is change the Ctrl-Alt-Del
> command to "logout" or something else that's harmless.
> 
>      -Matt
> 

are these specific to certain versions of linux, or are these facilities
present on all versions?

k


> On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Bobby Raagas wrote:
> 
> > I want to give a special acces to a user in my linux box to shutdown it,
> > how will i do it? I'm using MDK 6.0 (Venus)
> >
> > Thanks
> >

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