SUSE asks for root password at logoff (how do I shut this off?)

monkeyboy73 · 11-19-2006, 05:38 PM

Help!

I am running:

SUSE 9.3
KDE3.4

I think I changed a setting, but am REALLY new to this.

Help!

monkeyboy73

bigrigdriver · 11-19-2006, 11:39 PM

From the Kde menu, Control center - system administration - login manager. click on administrator button and enter the root user password. Click on the Shutdown tab on the right. In the Allow Shutdown box, it probably says 'root only'. click on the down-pointing arrow on the right, and select 'everygody'. click apply to save the change, then ok to exit.

That should fix it.

monkeyboy73 · 11-30-2006, 08:57 AM

Thanks, bigrigdriver.

Your suggestion was "spot-on."

moneyboy73

ericson007 · 12-14-2006, 09:10 PM

Another way of doing that seems to be by adding that specific user to a group called wheel. That way there is a way to get around to not let certain users shut down the machine.

reddazz · 12-14-2006, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericson007

Another way of doing that seems to be by adding that specific user to a group called wheel. That way there is a way to get around to not let certain users shut down the machine.

Its not advisable to routinely put users in the wheel group. The reason I say this is because the wheel group can run most commands and make system changes without the need for the root password which may have some undesirable effects or consequences.