on Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 07:10:19PM +0100, Markus Grunwald ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, > > > I use my computer as a workstation and thus I think it would be a good idea > > to be able to switch it of as user without being root. > > [.1).]make it sudo-able > > [.2).]put the executable into a special group > AFAIR, putting shutdown in a group will not work. You'll have to add the SUID > Bit as well, which is quite never a good idea. > > I use the sudo approach and am quite lucky with it. > Therefore i have these lines in /etc/sudoers: > > User_Alias SHUTDOWNERS=markus > # Cmnd alias specification > Cmnd_Alias SHUTDOWN=/sbin/shutdown -[hkr] now > # User privilege specification > SHUTDOWNERS ALL=SHUTDOWN,NOPASSWD: ALL
This is the Right Way® to do this. The action can be bound to a tile or simple widget as well. Desktop environments (GNOME/KDE) often provide an option for the user to shut down as well. Me? I leave my systems up pretty much full time. Power draw from the CPU itself is low (the monitor is another story), and the advantages of having the system up are to my benefit. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free We freed Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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