On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 15:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > I have a dual boot computer that my kids play on. I would > like to let them shutdown the computer so they can reboot > windows if they want to play a windows game. The shutdown > command is excutable by everyone when you look at permissions > but requires root password. I don't want to give my 13 year > old my root password she might decide to change all her > siblings passwords for fun, any suggestions? > Thanks > Linda >
Use the commands halt to shutdown the computer and reboot to reboot the computer. AFAIK these commands are available to all users. HTH -- Doug Registered Linux User #285548 http://counter.li.org -------------------------------------- Random Thought: HOW YOU CAN TELL THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A ROTTEN DAY: #15 Your pet rock snaps at you. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
