Re: How to give users certain privileges?

[servis@purdue.edu]

*- On 18 Feb, kvaughan@bc.cc.ca.us wrote about "How to give users certain privileges?"
> I have set up Debian on four lab computers and would like the students using
> them to be able to access our Novell system via ncpmount, etc., as well as
> floppies.  Additionally, it would be nice if they could shut down without my
> intervention.  
> 
> Can I simply add them to specific groups which would give them this access,
> or is there another way to accomplish it which is more efficient?  
> 

I would add them to special groups.  By default for example the
/dev/fd0 device has rw access by group floppy.  Just add the user to
that group for floppy access.  

> Ah ... one other thought.  Ctrl-Alt-Del is a safe reboot as defined, isn't
> it?  (The computers should be reset into the ... ugh ... WinNT environment
> after we use them, for the rest of the masses.)

Look in your /etc/inittab, by default I think it is 'shutdown -t1 -h
now' so it will halt rather than reboot but all you have to do is edit
the file and issue 'telinit q' to reload the /etc/inittab file.

> 
> Thanks for any help!
> 
> 
> A newbie system administrator,

Consider buying Essential System Administration by O'Reilly,
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/esa2/.

-- 
Brian 
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