On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Teuchteu wrote: > I created a user with root privileges who just makes a shutdown -h now > (Well i edit the /etc/passwd file to launch a script that shut down the > computer). We wave the same at work on Unix platform (we don't have root > privelege :(( > I'm sure it's far to be the best solution, but it is simple, and easy...
Of course, any user with the shutdown-user password (or everyone if the password is nulled) can trivially get root privs using 'su <shutdown userid>'. The correct way to do this is with sudo or equivalent. (I haven't been following this thread, so forgive me if I'm missing some assumed condition that makes that invalid.) -- Brad Sawatzky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> University of Virginia Physics Department Ph: (434) 924-6580 Fax: (434) 924-7909 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
