On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, rtviado wrote:
..
> Actually it is not dangerous, an ordinary user can only issue
> those command (reboot, shutdown, etc) if he/she is on the console which
> means that he/she has physical access to the machine(disabling the
> feature does not prevent the user from bringing down the system). This is
> a useful feature if you need ordinary users to be able to reboot the
> machine without giving them the root password.
>
> But be sure to upgrade your usermode package (details is on
> redhat security focus).
That's why I called it a FEATURE instead of a bug. Being able to shutdown
the system as a normal user from the console CAN be useful, and in any
case all you need to do is Ctrl-Alt-F1 then Ctrl-Alt-Del.
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