Re: Very general shutdown question

From: Steven (freebsd_at_gizm0.org)
Date: 02/07/05

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To: Ned Harrison <nedsmailbox2@cox.net>

    Hello Ned,

    you can add the user to the operator group. it is possible to run
    shutdown then (but not halt etc).

    You could also create a shutdown user with a login shell pointing to a
    shutdown script.

    Kind regards

    Steven

    Ned Harrison wrote:

    >I run FreeBSD 5.3 on my home PC in a stand alone machine as a desktop. Is it
    >possible to set it up so an ordinary user can shut the system? I've created
    >a couple of accounts that are not in the wheel group so I can give friends
    >and house guests the chance to play on a non-Microsoft system. I don't want
    >to give them root access just to shut it down.
    >
    >None of the books which I have discuss using FreeBSD in this way. They are
    >mostly geared to setting up networks running it for businesses. Areas where
    >one may not want an ordinary user to be able to shutdown the machine.
    >However, I prefer having the machine off when I'm not on it. If it's not
    >possible that fine I can continue working around it like I do now.
    >
    >Thank you
    >Ned
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