how to create a shutdown login in RHEL4 ES

visitnag · 08-13-2009, 02:06 AM

Hi

I want to create a shutdown login in RHEL4ES. Please help me.

FragInHell · 08-13-2009, 02:22 AM

Hi,

You could create a normal linux user then grant them sudo access to the shutdown command.

vishesh · 08-13-2009, 02:35 AM

loghin to root
write
#visudo
I bottom type
<your login name> ALL=/sbin/shutdown
Now save file

do your user login
type
#sudo shutdown
<type password of your login>

Thnaks

visitnag · 08-13-2009, 02:57 AM

what i want is i want to shutdown the system thru login....like

login:shutdown
password:********

then system should shutdown immediately....

Wim Sturkenboom · 08-13-2009, 03:12 AM

From /etc/passwd on my Slackware 10.1 box, there seems to be a standard user on Slackware for this.

Code:

shutdown:x:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown

Check your system and you might be able to set a password for this user or you can create a new user and set the home directory to /sbin and the shell to /sbin/shutdown.

Not tested.

vishesh · 08-13-2009, 03:17 AM

i think you have to write system level script for that. create a user shutdown
in /home/shutdown/.bash_profile
execute
poweroff command
vi /etc/shutdown/.bash_profile
..

poweroff

thnks

mobinskariya · 08-13-2009, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vishesh

i think you have to write system level script for that. create a user shutdown
in /home/shutdown/.bash_profile
execute
poweroff command
vi /etc/shutdown/.bash_profile
..

poweroff

thnks

for this to work i think one should open the terminal..it wont shutdown when we log into the gui.. correct me if im wrong.
thanx