Re: Allowing any user to shutdown from gnome
On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 11:00, Martin Jungowski wrote: You can also set SUID on shutdown and add a Launcher to your Panel or Desktop in GNome. Managed to SUID Root on shutdown (chmod a+s /sbin/shutdown) and can shutdown from a command line but how do I add to the launcher. I tried one with the command '/sbin/shutdown -h now' but it douse not work. Ben -- * Ben Edwards Tel +44 (0)1179 553 551 ICQ 42000477 * * Homepage - nothing of interest here http://gurtlush.org.uk * * Webhosting for the masses http://www.serverone.co.uk * * Critical Site Builderhttp://www.criticaldistribution.com * * online collaborative web authoring content management system * * Get alt news/views films online http://www.cultureshop.org * * i-Contact Progressive Video http://www.videonetwork.org * * Fun corporate graphics http://www.subvertise.org * * Bristol Indymedia http://bristol.indymedia.org * * Bristol's radical news http://www.bristle.org.uk * -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Allowing any user to shutdown from gnome
On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 13:34, Ben Edwards wrote: On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 11:00, Martin Jungowski wrote: You can also set SUID on shutdown and add a Launcher to your Panel or Desktop in GNome. Managed to SUID Root on shutdown (chmod a+s /sbin/shutdown) and can shutdown from a command line but how do I add to the launcher. I tried one with the command '/sbin/shutdown -h now' but it douse not work. I really wouldn't recommend this if you care about security the tiniest bit. Do you want EVERYONE (even remote users) to be able to shutdown _your_ system while _you_ are working with it? David -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Allowing any user to shutdown from gnome
-Original Message- From: David Fokkema [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:09 AM To: debian list Subject: Re: Allowing any user to shutdown from gnome On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 13:34, Ben Edwards wrote: On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 11:00, Martin Jungowski wrote: You can also set SUID on shutdown and add a Launcher to your Panel or Desktop in GNome. Managed to SUID Root on shutdown (chmod a+s /sbin/shutdown) and can shutdown from a command line but how do I add to the launcher. I tried one with the command '/sbin/shutdown -h now' but it douse not work. I really wouldn't recommend this if you care about security the tiniest bit. Do you want EVERYONE (even remote users) to be able to shutdown _your_ system while _you_ are working with it? David If you are bent on giving a specific user the ability to shutdown or reboot, I would recommend doing so with sudo. That way, you can target one user for give limited root privileges, without SUIDing restricted commands. -mk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Allowing any user to shutdown from gnome
Here's a thought: why don't you create a group shutdown_privileges and allow anyone with access to the group to run a shell script like: #! /usr/bin/bash #wait 10 minutes before rebooting shutdown -r -t time 10 That would be more secure then allowing everyone access to shutdown, while at the same time allowing you to increase the number of people who can shutdown? -Dan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Allowing any user to shutdown from gnome
Hi, Redhat has somehow managed to allow any user to shut the computer down from the GNome logout menu. Usually, that only appears in case you're running GNome2 as root - hence it almost never happens. I have tried everything to get that enhanced logout menu in Debian unstable / GNome2.x but I haven't found a way. IIRC there has been an argument about this issue on this mailing list that basically stated that this is not possible in Debian. However you have two ways to achieve that shutdown for every user in some way: - Use KDE3 KDM - that'll allow you to shutdown the computer from said logout menu - Configure GDM so users can shut down the computer from there. You can also set SUID on shutdown and add a Launcher to your Panel or Desktop in GNome. Maritn On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 15:13, Ben Edwards wrote: Is there a way of allowing any user to shutdown. Idealy from the taskbar (but I guess in this case it's simply a case of writing a short script and calling it from the taksbar. Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Allowing any user to shutdown from gnome
Have a look to /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf Ben Edwards wrote: Is there a way of allowing any user to shutdown. Idealy from the taskbar (but I guess in this case it's simply a case of writing a short script and calling it from the taksbar. Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Allowing any user to shutdown from gnome (gdmconfig show system menu)
Jerome BENOIT wrote: Ben Edwards wrote: Is there a way of allowing any user to shutdown. Idealy from the taskbar (but I guess in this case it's simply a case of writing a short script and calling it from the taksbar. Ben Have a look to /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf Also accessable as su -c /usr/sbin/gdmconfig If you check show system menu which is on the security tab of gdmconfig in unstable. I don't know what version you are running. Also you can have it require a password using the standard greeter with secure system menu checked. Once this is set people can shut down after logging out. This reminds me, I got one response about the graphical greeter secure system menu on unstable so I'm still not sure if it is a config issue or a bug. Does the standard but not the graphical greeter prompt for the root password for anyone else when secure system menu is selected? I believe both should, but the graphical does not on my system. Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
