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On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:32:25 -0400 |
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Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> 150321 German wrote: |
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> > If I run poweroff from root, the system shuts down. |
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> > When I run poweroff from user -- command not found. |
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> > How to shut down the system from user ? |
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> I'ld say "Don't" : it's contrary to the principles of Unix, |
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> which separate the roles of sysadmin (root) from those of ordinary users. |
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> To shut down, I first exit Fluxbox via its menu, |
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> then 'su' + root password, then alias 'down' = 'shutdown -h now'. |
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> That observes the proper roles + ceremonies (smile). |
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Interesting. But as I said ealier, I can reboot the system when I am a user by Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The user can reboot the system, but can't shut down? Strange |
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