can normal user do shutdown?

TheOneAndOnlySM · 10-17-2003, 07:47 PM

while it is no problem for me, the rest of the family finds that having to open a terminal and remember to type su - and then do halt to do shutdown really annoys them

can i get it so that when i select logoff from the menu i get an option to shutdown/reboot (as user)

i boot into runlevel 4 so this should be do-able

187807 · 10-17-2003, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheOneAndOnlySM
while it is no problem for me, the rest of the family finds that having to open a terminal and remember to type su - and then do halt to do shutdown really annoys them

can i get it so that when i select logoff from the menu i get an option to shutdown/reboot (as user)

i boot into runlevel 4 so this should be do-able

I make the robust assumption that you are using Gnome when I ask you to check

this post

and

this post.

I tried both (Slack 9.1 w/Gnome 2.4.0) to the extent that the options for the appearance of the shutdown/reboot options do seem to exist (although I did not actually TRY them as I boot into a text login...I'll leave it up to you to try the suggestions in those posts).

This may get you what you're looking for.

Bluesuperman · 10-17-2003, 09:39 PM

Well - I have never used X to shutdown my system. But I have setup "sudo" to allow some regular users to shutdown or reboot the system.

%loginloc roadwarrior = NOPASSWD: /sbin/reboot,/sbin/shutdown -h now

I added the above line to my sudoers file in /etc/, it allows any member of the loginloc (local login) group to run the commands /sbin/shutdown and reboot with not needing the root password on the machine called roadwarrior.

TheOneAndOnlySM · 10-17-2003, 10:18 PM

hmm, cool idea, but still the family insists on using a graphical shutdown and not need to type anything

i looked at my gdm.conf in /etc/X11/gdm and did not find the specified line system_menu_disabled

other suggestions?

187807 · 10-17-2003, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheOneAndOnlySM
hmm, cool idea, but still the family insists on using a graphical shutdown and not need to type anything

i looked at my gdm.conf in /etc/X11/gdm and did not find the specified line system_menu_disabled

other suggestions?

SystemMenu=false

and set it to

SystemMenu=true

?

Did you try using:

gdmconfig

from a console (logged as root) within X?

TheOneAndOnlySM · 10-19-2003, 01:44 PM

ok, the systemmenu=true thing worked, but i now need to log out and then from there click system and shutdown

here's something bad i did
i logged in as root with gui and when i click logout from there, i actually right there get a dialog asking to logout, reboot, or shutdown

why can't i get the user accounts to have this?

(yes, my family is that picky)

laydros · 11-30-2003, 03:29 PM

bump^^^^

id really like to see the answer to that, ive been searching here for quite a while, and i keep seeing people say gdm.

the quick answer for slack is to get dropline, by default it lets users logout the way mentioned above, and also gives the x sudo thing, where if you try to run something that can only be run by root in x (like gdmconfig) it pops up a prompt for password.

im now using arch, and would like to know how to enable both of those things

thanks if anyone can help

Berto · 12-12-2003, 07:54 PM

You could just put a shortcut on their toolbars to "sudo /sbin/halt"

TheOneAndOnlySM · 12-12-2003, 08:46 PM

hmmm, didn't expect to see this post again

but hey, that's not a bad idea

i haven't tried sudo yet, i'll give it a shot

Skyline · 12-12-2003, 08:56 PM

With KDM you can ( you get all the options) - under KDE if you want to use KDM just make sure the GDM entry in /etc/rc.d/rc.4 is commented out... ie

# Try to use GNOME's gdm session manager:
#if [ -x /usr/bin/gdm ]; then
#exec /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon
#fi

e1000 · 12-12-2003, 10:56 PM

heres my answer (never tried it on shutdown or halt, but it seems to work with ppp-on and ppp-off for me)

Code:

chmod 750 /usr/sbin/*command*
ln -s /usr/sbin/*command* /usr/bin/

this allows normal users to have read access to the file and not have to type out its full path

then add the command to the menu of whatever WM/enviroment you use, for fluxbox one would need to add this to their "~/.fluxbox/menu"

Code:

      [exec] (shutdown) {halt}

slightcrazed · 12-17-2003, 08:55 PM

OK.... ready?

First, make sure you have sudo installed. IF you do, as root:

# visudo

and add the line:

username ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown -h now, /sbin/shutdown -r now

at the bottom near the examples. Substitute username with your normal user's name (duh!).

Now, make sure you have the program xdialog (do a google for it and install if necessary). Xdialog allows you to make a nifty little GUI for any bash script you could write. I have made a simple one that mimics the windows style shutdown/restart menu. make a file in your $HOME dir called shtdwn.sh (or whatever) and put this in it:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
DIALOG=Xdialog
 
$DIALOG --title "SHUTDOWN" \
        --radiolist "choose:" 0 0 3\
        "-h"    "Shutdown" off \
        "-r"    "Restart" on 2>/tmp/checklist.tmp.$$
 
retval=$?
choice=`cat /tmp/checklist.tmp.$$`
rm -f /tmp/checklist.tmp.$$
 
case $retval in
  0)
    sudo /sbin/shutdown $choice now ;;
  1)
    echo "Cancel pressed.";;
  255)
    echo "Box closed.";;
esac

now, chmod the shtdwn.sh file:

chmod 777 shtdwn.sh

Now test it. In your $HOME dir as your normal user you should be able to:

./shtdwn.sh

and a little box will popup and ask if you want to shutdown or restart. pick one and hit OK. Your system should shutdown or reboot depending on your choice.

Now, just add a shortcut/icon on your desktop or a menu item that points to the shtdwn.sh script, and voila! instant GUI shutdown.

enjoy!

slight

e1000 · 12-17-2003, 11:10 PM

DUDE!! awesome, i can tell you put your fair share of time into that post, im deffinitely going to try that soon as im not studying for a forign language final.