[SOLVED] How to shutdown without the root password

fxbszj · 04-02-2012, 09:56 PM

How to set up so that Redhat can shutdown without the root password?
1.I enter: sudo shutdown -h now
It shows:XX is not in the sudoers file
2.So I add XX to /etc/sudoers
then enter:sudo shutdown -h now
It shows:sudo:shutdown:command not found

/*I imagine that when I work in a company , they will not give me the root password , then how can I shut down the operating system? How will the administrator set up？*/

suicidaleggroll · 04-02-2012, 10:01 PM

shutdown is usually in /sbin/, which is not in users' PATH, which is why it said command not found.

Code:

user$ which shutdown
which: no shutdown in (/usr/lib64/mpi/gcc/openmpi/bin:/home/user/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/lib64/jvm/jre
/bin)
user$ su -
Password:
root$ which shutdown
/sbin/shutdown

Try running "sudo /sbin/shutdown -h now" and see what happens

TobiSGD · 04-02-2012, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fxbszj

/*I imagine that when I work in a company , they will not give me the root password , then how can I shut down the operating system? How will the administrator set up？*/

If you work in a company then normally only the administrator will shutdown or reboot the system. If he wants to grant you the rights for that he would set up sudo to allow you to use the the shutdown program only. A good guide on sudo can be found here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sudo