On Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:55:51 -0700 Dave Close <[email protected]> wrote:
> =?utf-8?q?Franta_Hanzl=C3=ADk_via_users?= wrote: > > >We have a x86_64 Linux Mate machine, located at a remote place, and > >several users occasionally log in via x2go, and start MATE sessions. > >I need to prevent the user from being able to shut down this remote > >machine - the optimal solution would probably be to remove or disable > >the "System" -> "Shut Down" button in the MATE menu. > >But how to do that? > > Do such users have rights to actually accomplish shutdown? Most users > should not by default. What happens if someone clicks the button? If > he doesn't have permission, it should either report an error or do > nothing. > -- IMO any MATE user has the right to restart or shut down the PC. Maybe this can be selectively restricted somehow using polkit, but I haven't found how. If someone clicks the Shut Down button, the Suspend/Restart/Cancel/Shut Down window appears - and next click to Shut Down or waiting 60 seconds will shut down the PC. -- Franta Hanzlik Luční 502 Linux/Unix/LAN/Internet Tel: +420-372-222302 33209 Štěnovice e-mail:[email protected] Fax: +420-372-222302 Czech Republic http://hanzlici.cz/ GSM: +420-604-117319 Tento mail neobsahuje viry, byl odeslán z operačního systému Linux -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
