Bas
From: Kaj Haulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Login Manager Shutdown Settings Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 19:43:26 +0200
On Tuesday 25 May 2004 08:57, Video 4Linux wrote: > Correct. I have sucurity level higher (though that that was wise > to do as a newbie). Is it recommended to set it to high? > > Bas > > >From: Kaj Haulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [newbie] Login Manager Shutdown Settings > >Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 22:14:41 +0200 > > > >On Monday 24 May 2004 21:53, Video 4Linux wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Iīm taking my first steps in mandrake 10 and have the > > > following problem: > > > > > > I want to make it possible for every user to reboot and halt > > > the system. What I did is in the > > > System>Configuration>KDE>System>Login Manager change Allow > > > Shutdown from nobody to everybody. This works fine because > > > when I logout I can halt or reboot the system. However when I > > > halt the system and turn it back on the option is back to > > > nobody and I canīt shutdown the system anymore (also not as > > > root). > > > > > > Anybody who had the same problems and know the solution to > > > this? > > > > > > Bas > > > >My guess is, that you have set your security level to "higher" > > or even "paranoid". If so, try to set it to "high". > > > >For an explanation, type (in a console) : man msec > > > >HTH > > > >Kaj Haulrich.
Well, as Derek says, standard security on linux is way better than on Windows. But the reason I advised you to set it to "high" is as follows :
You have multiple users on your box, and you wanted everybody to be able to shutdown. You can achieve that in "standard" of course, but then all users have access to each others files, i.e. they can change directory into /home/user1, /home/user2 etc., etc..
If you don't want that, you can fiddle around with permissions, sharing and such, but it is easier just to set security to "high". In that mode, try to peep into another users stuff : you can't.
So far, I've noticed no drawbacks in "high", the box is fully functional for all my daily purposes. But maybe Derek can correct me here ?
Kaj Haulrich.
P.S. And please don't top-post. Bottom-posting is the rule here. -- * Sent from a 100 % Microsoft-free computer * * running Linux kernel 2.6.4 on Mandrake 10.0 *
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