Permission to change run level

[ronnie gauthier]

>From the linuxgroup FAQ.

6.16 How can non-root users shutdown Linux machine from console?

They can press ctrl-alt-del and turn off the computer once the computer has
cycled back to the Power On Self Test (POST).

NOTE:Make sure that your distribution has the following in /etc/inittab:

ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 r now

While most distributions have it by default, this is worth checking anyway.



On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:12:05 -0800 - Condon Thomas A KPWA
<tcondon at kpt.nuwc.navy.mil> wrote the following
Re: Permission to change run level

>
>Folks,
>
>I've got a laptop with RedHat 6.2 on it that I added a user to, so my
>brother could continue writing while he is visiting.  However, this machine
>does not allow anyone but root to shut down the machine (init 0).
>
>I don't have this problem on other machines, but I've been unable to find
>details on allowing users to do this in the man entries on init, runlevel,
>or anything else I could think of to search.
>
>Any help would be much appreciated.
>
>
>In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord,
>
>Tom  :-})
>
>Thomas A. Condon
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