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Old 12-28-2004, 04:58 AM   #1
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poweroff with own user


How can I shutdown my computer without using root in tty?
 
Old 12-28-2004, 07:01 AM   #2
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Set it up securely using and setting up sudo for you user.
 
Old 12-28-2004, 07:07 AM   #3
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you can put in sudoers file the shutdown without password.
after that, you call shutdown.
Open a root terminal and type `visudo'. This will open the config file for sudo.

bob ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/sbin/shutdown
 
  


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