On Tuesday 14 September 2004 20:38, Pradeeper wrote: > Hi All > > Is there a way to shutdown my Debian Sarge box without giving root > password (as a normal user)? > > Thanks! > > Pradeeper If in a GUI, Ctrl-Alt-F1 takes you to terminal. No need to log in Ctrl-Alt-Del to shut down. No privileges needed. The Ctrl-Alt-Del won't work in a gui so you have to get to a terminal first. Bob