* Rick Bonczek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [991226 22:12]:
>
> When I log in as root, I can issue the command "shutdown -h now", but
> when I log in as a normal user, I cannot.
>
> How can I give a normal user the rights to shutdown a Linux
> workstation.
If you want to be able to shut down with a Ctrl-Alt-Delete, you can
(as root) change this line in /etc/inittab:
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
to
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -h now
If you want only certain users to be able to shut it down, you can add
an -a flag to shutdown. Check "man shutdown" for details on this.
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