On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 04:31:06PM -0500, [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
Hei
if you want to reboot from the command line, you or your
little ones need only press ctl+alt+del (in that order).
Check /etc/inittab:
grep ca: /etc/inittab
If it returns
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
then control + alt + del should work. The -r means reboot.
t.irvine
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