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From: jsp@marvin.UUCP (Johnnie Peters)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: halt not by root
Keywords: halt ! not root
Message-ID: <8@marvin.UUCP>
Date: 23 Sep 88 00:38:57 GMT
References: <1128@usfvax2.EDU>
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In article <1128@usfvax2.EDU>, ssi@usfvax2.EDU (Ssi) writes:
> I run a Sun file server with clients. My question is
> how can I give halt(8) permission to users other than
> root. We shut the system down at night and root is
> at home.
> 
	Make a group called halt and change the group of halt to halt.
Then add everybodys name to /etc/group that has permission to run the 
halt program.  This may cause some problems with halt because of the 
group change.  I can not see any off hand that it would but you can
never tell with out trying.

				--  Johnnie  --