Re: allow/deny user power of the os

[Bill Dennen <ieee1014@hotmail.com>]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:30:01 +0100, Pol Hallen scribbled:

> hi folks :)
> 
> How is the best way to deny and allow by time and date of user/s
> poweroff/reboot system?
> 
> This client runs from 08am to 8pm. I have to deny all users reboot or
> poweroff within time, but user/s can reboot or poweroff this system from
> 8.01pm to 7.59am.
> 
> Thanks!
>  
> Pol

Aeons ago I created a special run level (4 was unused at that time) that 
sorta looked like single user mode but wasn't.  At a set time the run 
level would change effectively knocking everybody off and, with no gettys 
running, not allowing them back on until what I wanted to get done was 
done.

Regards
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