Solution 1:
I use a program called "usershutdown", which I am using from
my Slackware days 2 years ago. Don't remember where I got it
from. Can send the source as an attachment in personal mail.
Solution 2:
3 finger salute ! [Ctrl-Alt-Del]
ciao
USM Bish
On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 03:35:21PM +0200, 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
>