Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to run /sbin/shutdown as root (something in /etc/sudoers perhaps)? Can someone

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

Hugo Vincent wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to run /sbin/shutdown as root (something in /etc/sudoers

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:45, Hugo Vincent wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to run /sbin/shutdown as root

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

Hugo Vincent wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to run /sbin/shutdown as root (something in /etc/sudoers

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Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

Hi, And you can do ln -fs /sbin/shutdown /usr/bin/shutdown and then shutdown is in the typical users path, so the user just does shutdown -h now Derek. On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Robert Himmelmann wrote: Hugo Vincent wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on,

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:45:53 +1300 Hugo Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

HI John, On 5/01/2005, at 9:29 AM, John Rye wrote: On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:45:53 +1300 Hugo Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 13:20:14 +1300, Hugo Vincent wrote: Mandrake installation had them by default. I suspect that they aren't there because I installed it with the High Security Level option Well there's your problem. Lighten up on the security (take it down one notch at a time until the

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X 2. ctl-alt-bs to reboot. 3. you may have to shut down progs first if you wish to keep settings, or if confirmation is required. with M8.2 only 2 and 3 apply Will test with KDE later KIS Barry

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

Barry wrote: Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X 2. ctl-alt-bs to reboot. I think I'd swap these two around if I were you (: Steve 3. you may have to shut down progs first if you wish to keep settings, or if confirmation is required. with