On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 12:50:18PM -0600, Ryan Bowman wrote: > This one should be easy. I think that I should know the answer already, but > i don't, so I ask the source of all wisdom --the List. Anyway, the > question... > How do I make regulare users able to use the halt and reboot commands?
A regular user can halt or reboot the machine by unplugging it or
pushing the reset button. :-P
If you're looking for a less drastic solution, see ``man sudo'' and
``man sudoers''. Or, if you don't care about security, set the SUID
bit on the /sbin/shutdown binary.
Mike
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