Re: user shutdown

[Jerome BENOIT <jgmbenoit@mailsnare.net>]

Hello,


Have you try to play with /etc/shutdown.allow (shutdown(8))

Otherwise, I expected to do what you want from

System->Preferences->Main_Menu

but there is not item corresponding to the `Shutdown Down...' button,
a lest on my Lenny box.

I am not very familiar with the Configuration Editor,
but I would look there as well.

hth,
Jerome

Maria McKinley wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have had a couple of users accidentally shutdown computers, because 
> there is a shutdown button under the log off button on the Systems 
> dropdown menu. I had thought the default for debian was to disable user 
> shutdown (ie. root only), but apparently this is wrong, or has changed. 
> How can I disable this menu item? I was able to find instructions on how 
> to disable this in the login screen, but not from this menu after you 
> have logged in. I'm sure there must be a setting to disable this, but 
> can't find it anywhere.
>
> thanks,
> maria

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