Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!vsi!sullivan From: sullivan@vsi.UUCP (Michael T Sullivan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Workstations: good reasons for owner root access Summary: shutdown password Message-ID: <797@vsi.UUCP> Date: 17 Aug 88 14:52:47 GMT References: <8338@smoke.ARPA> <2757@bgsuvax.UUCP> <183@ndc.UUCP> Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA Lines: 14 In article <183@ndc.UUCP>, sgf@ndc.UUCP (Fishman) writes: > I work on a diskless microVAX 2000, so I don't do my own system > administration, but I occasionally _must_ have su privledge (sp?). > That happens when my system must be rebooted, so I have to do a > shutdown. Now, my system administrator _could_ walk around to Our 3B2 with SVR3.1 has a shutdown login. It is set up here as a non-login account, but in your case it could have a password on it so you can shut the machine down while still not su'ing to root. Is this possible on the uVAX? -- Michael Sullivan {uunet|attmail}!vsi!sullivan V-Systems, Inc. Santa Ana, CA sullivan@vsi.com "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of eldeberries! Pbbbt!"