Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-07 Thread John Rye
On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 13:20:14 +1300 Hugo Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: {snip} You young fellers have gotta start remembering that your parents' new idea processing skills are no way near as capabable as yours any more that your own can match the those capabilities if a say 5 year-old!

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-06 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:45, Nick Rout wrote: On Thu, January 6, 2005 12:17 pm, Barry said: Steve Holdoway wrote: Barry wrote: Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X 2. ctl-alt-bs to reboot. I think I'd swap these two around if I

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-06 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, January 6, 2005 9:07 pm, Christopher Sawtell said: On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:45, Nick Rout wrote: On Thu, January 6, 2005 12:17 pm, Barry said: Steve Holdoway wrote: Barry wrote: Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X 2.

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-05 Thread Hugo Vincent
OK this worked! Thanks. Hugo. On 5/01/2005, at 8:10 AM, Robert Himmelmann wrote: Use chmod u+s /sbin/shutdown then everyone can use /sbin/shutdown -h 0 or something.

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-05 Thread Barry
Steve Holdoway wrote: Barry wrote: Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X 2. ctl-alt-bs to reboot. I think I'd swap these two around if I were you (: Steve Ooops - you are correct, sorry Tested kde for M10 this morning. ctl-alt-del 1st time

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-05 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, January 6, 2005 12:17 pm, Barry said: Steve Holdoway wrote: Barry wrote: Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X 2. ctl-alt-bs to reboot. I think I'd swap these two around if I were you (: Steve Ooops - you are correct,

Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread Hugo Vincent
Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to run /sbin/shutdown as root (something in /etc/sudoers perhaps)? Can someone

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread Steve Holdoway
Hugo Vincent wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to run /sbin/shutdown as root (something in /etc/sudoers

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread Ross Drummond
On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:45, Hugo Vincent wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to run /sbin/shutdown as root

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread Robert Himmelmann
Hugo Vincent wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to run /sbin/shutdown as root (something in /etc/sudoers

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread Derek Smithies
Hi, And you can do ln -fs /sbin/shutdown /usr/bin/shutdown and then shutdown is in the typical users path, so the user just does shutdown -h now Derek. On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Robert Himmelmann wrote: Hugo Vincent wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on,

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread John Rye
On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:45:53 +1300 Hugo Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I can't remember how to allow the normal user to

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread Hugo Vincent
HI John, On 5/01/2005, at 9:29 AM, John Rye wrote: On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:45:53 +1300 Hugo Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everybody, I set up a PC for my parents to do their email on, with Mandrake 10 and Firefox/Thunderbird, but for some reason, their is no Shutdown item on the menu. I

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread yuri
On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 13:20:14 +1300, Hugo Vincent wrote: Mandrake installation had them by default. I suspect that they aren't there because I installed it with the High Security Level option Well there's your problem. Lighten up on the security (take it down one notch at a time until the

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread Barry
Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X 2. ctl-alt-bs to reboot. 3. you may have to shut down progs first if you wish to keep settings, or if confirmation is required. with M8.2 only 2 and 3 apply Will test with KDE later KIS Barry

Re: Allowing a normal user to run a command (shutdown) as root

2005-01-04 Thread Steve Holdoway
Barry wrote: Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X 2. ctl-alt-bs to reboot. I think I'd swap these two around if I were you (: Steve 3. you may have to shut down progs first if you wish to keep settings, or if confirmation is required. with