Re: [LI] Halt Provision

["Rohit Singh" <rohit_singh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, it will work! But only root can enable it ofcourse...
otherwise any normal user could shutdown the machine!
So, run linuxconf as root, and then do the folowing.
Rohit
PS: btw, how can a normal user use 'system calls and trapping keys' to shut 
down? If thats possible, isn't it a security nightmare?

> From: Ganesh HariHaran <ganeshh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> No! It doesn't seem to work. it says ( only superuser can do it.)
> SubramaniA@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Use 'linuxconf'. You can set permissions for users and groups. In the 
> Users
> > section select the username For whom u want to enable HALT and click on 
> the
> > enable/allow shutdown( I am not sure which, its either enable or allow). 
> Now
> > the next time u give HALT u will be asked to enter the user password.
> > This should work I guess....
> >
> > MANI
> > 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---
> > So it shall be written....
> > And so it shall be done...
> > UP THE IRONS!
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > Hai All,
> >  Can anyone of you help me to do (HALT Provision).  If I login as a
> > normal user , what do I have to do to halt the machine.  Do I have to
> > use system calls and trap the keys .
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ganeshh
> >
>
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