Re: [newbie] Login Manager Shutdown Settings
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, I´m 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 SystemConfigurationKDESystemLogin 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 can´t 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. -- * Sent from a 100 % Microsoft-free computer * * running Linux kernel 2.6.4 on Mandrake 10.0 * Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com _ Talk with your online friends with MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.nl/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Login Manager Shutdown Settings
On Tuesday 25 May 2004 07:57, 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? No For a desktop machine it is recommended to set it to standard Hence the name 'standard'. Standard security in Linux is way more secure than anything you have experienced with Windows. http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/92/en/Starter.html/draksec.html derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Login Manager Shutdown Settings
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, I´m 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 SystemConfigurationKDESystemLogin 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 can´t 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 * Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Login Manager Shutdown Settings
Setting my system security level to high indeed solved my shutdown issue. Thanx Kaj and Derek for this. If I run into problems later I may consider to set security level to normal. 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, I´m 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 SystemConfigurationKDESystemLogin 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 can´t 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 * Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com _ Hotmail en Messenger on the move http://www.msn.nl/communicatie/smsdiensten/hotmailsmsv2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Login Manager Shutdown Settings
On Monday 24 May 2004 21:53, Video 4Linux wrote: Hello, I´m 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 SystemConfigurationKDESystemLogin 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 can´t 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. -- * Sent from a 100 % Microsoft-free computer * * running Linux kernel 2.6.4 on Mandrake 10.0 * Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
