<<On Sat, 11 Sep 1999 11:40:33 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam Wight) said:
> Isn't it inconsistent behavior that a non-root user can reboot or shutdown
> the machine with 'shutdown', yet only root can use 'halt' and 'reboot'?
No, not at all. Operators can shut the machine down gracefully, but
only wheels can shut the machine down ungracefully. Makes perfect
sense to me.
-GAWollman
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