Re: Shutdown as normal user
As a general rule, you do not want to allow regular users to shut the
system down but if you are at the console ... have you tried
control-alt-delete?
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Jörg wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm using Debian/GNU Linux 2.2 and the Helix-Gnome desktop. The problem
> is, that the 'gshutdown' program wants to be run as root. So I always
> have to log in as root and shut down the computer. How can I change
> 'gshutdown' so that a normal user can run it, too? I tried to set it
> suid root, but this caused the problem, that root is not allowed to
> display his windows on a user's screen (any idea how to change this,
> too?).
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> joerg
>
>
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