As a general rule, you do not want to allow regular users to shut the system down but if you are at the console ... have you tried control-alt-delete?
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Jörg wrote: > Hi > > I'm using Debian/GNU Linux 2.2 and the Helix-Gnome desktop. The problem > is, that the 'gshutdown' program wants to be run as root. So I always > have to log in as root and shut down the computer. How can I change > 'gshutdown' so that a normal user can run it, too? I tried to set it > suid root, but this caused the problem, that root is not allowed to > display his windows on a user's screen (any idea how to change this, > too?). > > Thanks in advance, > > joerg > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
