Re: shutting down (was Re: linux/unix?)

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From: Peter Dean
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00

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In aus.computers.linux Chris Bitmead <Chris.Bitmead@alcatel.com.au> wrote:
> zebee@zipper.zip.com.au (Zebee Johnstone) writes:

> > If you do it as root, it shuts down to single user mode in 
> > some distributions (redhat picasso).

> What do you mean "as root"??? 

> Ctrl-alt-del shuts down even if you aren't logged in, therefore it's
> got nothing to do with user ids.

that works on your system because you have it configured that way.
do a "man shutdown" and read about /etc/shutdown.allow

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Peter Dean
P.Dean@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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