On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:32:25 -0400 Philip Webb <purs...@ca.inter.net> wrote:
> 150321 German wrote: > > If I run poweroff from root, the system shuts down. > > When I run poweroff from user -- command not found. > > How to shut down the system from user ? > > I'ld say "Don't" : it's contrary to the principles of Unix, > which separate the roles of sysadmin (root) from those of ordinary users. > > To shut down, I first exit Fluxbox via its menu, > then 'su' + root password, then alias 'down' = 'shutdown -h now'. > That observes the proper roles + ceremonies (smile). Interesting. But as I said ealier, I can reboot the system when I am a user by Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The user can reboot the system, but can't shut down? Strange > > -- > ========================,,============================================ > SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto > TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca > > -- German <gentger...@gmail.com>
