On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 04:06:21PM -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > -- 
> I agree you have to be logged in at the console. But I guess I am unix
> predjudiced but why should a normal user ever be able to halt or reboot
> a machine. Sounds like a security hole to me.

I think the logic is that they are mere inches away from the reset
button anyway. Also, /sbin is not normally in a USER's PATH. There is
/usr/sbin/halt which is controlled via consolehelper and PAM.

-- 
Hal Burgiss
 



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