On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Bill Wilson wrote:
> I agree 100%. I was just describing what I had done for single user
> home setup. Shortly after I posted that message I was regretting not
> having suggested a /usr/bin/shutdown script using sudo as a better idea
> for many who read the list. Sorry.
h
On 26-Jan-00 Ethan Benson wrote:
>>ln -s /sbin/shutdown /usr/bin/shutdown
>>chmod a+s /sbin/shutdown
>
>
> this will allow ANYONE on your system to shutdown or reboot your
> system, whether they are logged into gnome or logged in via ssh from
> anywhere..
>
> if security is not a
On 26/1/2000 Svante Signell wrote:
This question has been sent to the gnome, debian, redhat and suse
lists in December with no answer like this, see the summary in the
gnome-list or the debian-user list dated December 14 1999. The closest
was to use sudo or similar since I don't want to use xdm/
On 25/1/2000 Bill Wilson wrote:
ln -s /sbin/shutdown /usr/bin/shutdown
chmod a+s /sbin/shutdown
this will allow ANYONE on your system to shutdown or reboot your
system, whether they are logged into gnome or logged in via ssh from
anywhere..
if security is not a big deal for yo
similar since I don't want to use xdm/gdm/kdm. Now only
remains how to find a similar solution for kde. (Gnome in Redhat already has a
solution for this via PAM)
Any security issues with the solution below?
Svante S.
Bill Wilson writes:
> On 01/24/00, Joseph A. Martin addressed "Allo
On 01/24/00, Joseph A. Martin addressed "Allowing users to shutdown":
> I have set up a Linux workstation for my family's use. They
> only need to keep the system on for short periods. (For various
> reasons I don't want to leave it on full time.) They are usi
On 01/24/00, Joseph A. Martin addressed "Allowing users to shutdown":
> I have set up a Linux workstation for my family's use. They
> only need to keep the system on for short periods. (For various
> reasons I don't want to leave it on full time.) They are usi
On 24/1/2000 Joseph A. Martin wrote:
I have set up a Linux workstation for my family's use. They
only need to keep the system on for short periods. (For various reasons I
don't want to leave it on full time.) They are using the icewm window manager,
which, when they hit ctrl-alt-del, giv
Hello,
I have set up a Linux workstation for my family's use. They
only need to keep the system on for short periods. (For various reasons I
don't want to leave it on full time.) They are using the icewm window manager,
which, when they hit ctrl-alt-del, gives them the option of shutting do
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