Hi, I'm having problem in creating a script for executing shutdown from a normal username: okidz:~$ /sbin/shutdown -h now shutdown: must be root.
I have tried to put a username in /etc/shutdown.allow and executing "shutdown -a -h now", but unfortunately it doesn't work. Problem is, after logging out from Gnome, the easiest way to shut the machine down is to press ctl-alt f4, login as root, and then type the command. I'd like to have something like SGI machines; having a username (with password) for doing the task. Question is, how? Pressing ctl-alt-del seems to work; it gives you a chance to log out first (from Gnome). Nice. But unfortunately, after you choose to log out, X quits and then gdm restarts :-( Thanks in advance, Oki
