On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 11:49:22AM +0000, Dick Davies wrote: > * Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [0203 23:03]: > > Hello Ned, > > > > you can add the user to the operator group. it is possible to run > > shutdown then (but not halt etc). > > Be caneful of that, I think operator has other privileges too > (can read from any disk for starters). > > > > You could also create a shutdown user with a login shell pointing to a > > shutdown script. > > But that won't work if they still don't have permission to run it... >
What if you put the shutdown user in the operator group? I don't plan to use this solution, but out of curiousity, are there any security problems with creating a privileged user with a widely known password but a login shell that does something specific, like shutting down the system? - James Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
