>>>>>>>> On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, I wrote: I> Is there a way for a user without root priveleges to cleanly I> unmount the root file system and shutdown the computer? I> I> I've been running 'init 0' as root before turning off the box, but I> I don't want to have to give out the root password to my family I> (it's bad enough that I know it!) just so they can turn the thing I> off when I'm not around. We'd rather not leave it on when it is I> not in use. I> I> Thanks, Rikki
Well, the easiest is to write a script and chmod 6755 it. consider /usr/local/bin/down to be this script: --------------------- #!/bin/sh # that is a better way imho to shutdown a computer /sbin/shutdown -t1 -r now --------------------- now: -------------------- $ chmod 6755 /usr/local/bin/down -------------------- borik -------------------------------------------------------------- Boris D. Beletsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hebrew University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jerusalem, Israel phone: +972 2 6411880
