halt and rebbot system from user

spariggio82 · 03-25-2005, 04:32 AM

Hi to all

I've just installed Slackware 10.1 on my PC and it works fine!!!!

However I wanna know how to reboot or shut down my pc while i'm a normal user instead of becoming root everytime (as I'm doing noe).

Thanks for the help!!!!

chbin · 03-25-2005, 04:45 AM

$man sudo

If you don't have it then add it from the slackware Packages. It's not installed by default.

Then edit you /etc/sudoers file

Add something like...

slack_user localhost = NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown

spariggio82 · 03-25-2005, 05:01 AM

I have sudo man

Now I have to copy exactly the line you've suggested or I've to modify upon my system configuration????

Sorry for my dumb question

chbin · 03-25-2005, 05:06 AM

Well yeah, copy the line except replace the user and machine name with your own of course. Using my user and machine name is doubtfull to help.

keefaz · 03-25-2005, 05:22 AM

If it fails, you need to edit /etc/sudoers file and add :

Code:

<your username>  <your hostname> = NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown -h now, /sbin/poweroff, /sbin/reboot

And to shut down your machine :
sudo /sbin/shutdown -h now

or:
sudo /sbin/poweroff

to reboot:
sudo /sbin/reboot

Note that the command have to be typed exactly as above, eg
sudo poweroff <-- will not work

jschiwal · 03-25-2005, 05:25 AM

FYI, use the visudo program to edit the sudoers file. The line mentioned will exist but be commented.

%users localhost=NOPASSWD:/sbin/shutdown -h now

I inserted the NOPASSWD into a line that was already present in the sudoers file.

chbin · 03-25-2005, 05:29 AM

Inserting the "-h now" is not neccessary... sudo allows you to pass whatever agruments you like.

shutdown -h now
shutdown -r now
shutdown whatever. doesn't matter.

spariggio82 · 03-25-2005, 05:34 AM

Yes I saw it but I prefer leave these comments and examples and writing the line (as keefaz sug) using vi.

I've just edited the file but I cannot test it because I'm actually compiling some libraries and I have to wait
untili compiling ends!!!!

Thanks to all for you suggestions!!!!

syg00 · 03-25-2005, 05:49 AM

Or if you're like me, and don't like all the typing, set up some alias's;
off, down, boot...

*Much* easier