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Re: Getting CTRL-ALT-DEL to work



On 04 May 2003 15:08:08 -0500
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

> > I just rebooted using C-A-D without being logged in, so login is not
> > required.
> 
>   $ grep shutdown /etc/inittab
>   ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now
> 
> Note the "-a" option.  When I try I w/o being logged in, I get:
>   shutdown: no authorized users logged in.

That happens to you but not to me, because you have /etc/shutdown.allow and
I don't. It isn't required, and since I have only three users on this
machine (me, myself, and I) I don't need it. Neither, of course do me or
myself. :)

Kevin



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