root password needed for shutdown

msound · 06-19-2005, 10:08 AM

Hey could anyone tell me why my SuSE 9.3 machine requires me to enter the root password to shutdown the computer? How can I disable this? Thanks!

biophysics · 06-19-2005, 10:39 AM

Open Control Center in KDE

Go to System Administration
-------> Then click on Login Manager. Open the "Shutdown" tab (In the right side) and change the settings there.

Enable Shutdown for Everybody.....

gnukish · 06-19-2005, 03:42 PM

Dont enable shutdown for everybody. Its not a good option
Goto terminal and type

Code:

username@ localhost currentfolder $ su
Password : your password
root @ localhost root $ shutdown -h now

shutdown -h means , halt after shutdown.

Kdr Kane · 06-19-2005, 05:57 PM

Just to clarify:

SUSE 9.3 by default allows Everybody to shutdown when logged on locally and only Root to shutdown when connected remotely.

This is as it should be. If a user has physical access to a machine, it's much better for them to to be able to shutdown normally should they have the desire rather than hitting the big red switch and corrupting the filesystem. After all, you have no security at all if somebody has physical access to your machine.

msound · 06-19-2005, 06:24 PM

under allow shutdown

Local: Everybody
Remote: Root Only

however whenever i go to shutdown i still get prompted for the root password. grrrrr.

thingmajig · 06-19-2005, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by msound
under allow shutdown

Local: Everybody
Remote: Root Only

however whenever i go to shutdown i still get prompted for the root password. grrrrr.

As a

I have just tried that move, I found that I had to initally put my password in to allow me administration rights.

Now on logging out the computer automatically shuts down.

AdamCo · 06-19-2005, 10:25 PM

If your file permissions are set to Secure, then it will also ask you for your password when you go to shut down, by default it is set to easy, but if you have changed it, that is why.