> On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, shaul wrote:
>
> > [01:53:38 shaul]$ sudo -l
> > You may run the following commands on this host:
> > (root) /sbin/halt
> > (root) /sbin/shutdown -r "now"
> > (root) /sbin/shutdown -h "now"
> > [01:55:14 shaul]$ sudo reboot
> > Sorry, user shaul is not allowed to execute "/sbin/reboot" as root on
> > rakefet.
>
> I'm guessing that reboot != shutdown -r "now". Try running:
> sudo shutdown -r "now"
>
It didn't work. Apparently my problem was the line
Cmnd_Alias SHUTDOWN=/sbin/shutdown -r "now"
which I assumed that will let me do what I want.
After reading your response, I changed my sudoers file. Currently, it is:
[16:57:12 shaul]# cat /etc/sudoers
# sudoers file (/etc/sudoers).
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# See the man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
# Host alias specification
# User alias specification
##
# Cmnd alias specification
##
Cmnd_Alias HALT=/sbin/halt
##
# User privilege specification
##
# root can run anything on any machine as any user
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
# shaul may run these commands:
shaul ALL=HALT, /sbin/shutdown -[hr] now
[16:59:15 shaul]# exit
[17:00:53 shaul]$ sudo -l
We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these two things:
#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
Password:
You may run the following commands on this host:
(root) /sbin/halt
(root) /sbin/shutdown -[hr] now
[17:01:56 shaul]$
