Re: normal user can shut down the system
In /etc/gdm.conf, change SecureSystemMenu=false to
SecureSystemMenu=true. This will ensure that only root can shut down
the system from the gdm menu.
-Rob
On Sun, 2004-10-03 at 21:16 +0200, Johannes Rohr wrote:
> Am Sun, 03 Oct 2004 17:30:20 +0200 schrieb Kenny Hitt:
>
> > Hi. I'm running the Gnome 2.6 on Sarge. I just noticed a normal user
> > can choose to shutdown or reboot the system on logout. How can I
> > disable such a stupid feature? I'm sure this was discussed, but I can't
> > find the info. Would someone please point me to a doc about this stupid
> > option
>
> For the average desktop user this feature is anything but stupid.
>
> > and how to disable it? Since the option is on the Gnome log out
> > dialog and I can't find anything about it in /etc/gdm.conf, it must be a
> > part of Gnome.
>
> The problem is that unlike KDM, gdm does not offer control over who is
> allowed to shutdown/reboot. Gnome-session does not execute shutdown
> by itself, it passes the request on to gdm.
>
> So you might want to file a wishlist bug
> against gdm.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Johannes
>
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