[Touch-packages] [Bug 1440040] Re: reboot command is executable by anybody

2015-04-04 Thread Martin Pitt
For the record, local users have always been able to reboot the computer through the indicator (which then invoked logind or ConsoleKit to do the actual reboot), or even just by hitting the power button. So this isn't a new capability at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1440040] Re: reboot command is executable by anybody

2015-04-03 Thread Marc Deslauriers
The reboot command uses policykit to determine who is allowed to reboot the computer. The default policy is found in the /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.login1.policy file, specifically: action id=org.freedesktop.login1.reboot descriptionReboot the