7 Dec
2009
7 Dec
'09
8:26 p.m.
Mike Pfaiffer wrote:
First I've confirmed the reboot/halt command needs to be performed as root under Mint. Makes sense.
When it comes to enabling access to the reboot/halt command, this would be done through file permissions?
It could.. but its a bad idea. A better solution would be to allow the user access to it via sudo. Try out 'visudo' and the man page of 'sudoers'.
When sudo is setup correctly, certain users can execute commands as root, so no changes to filesystem permissions are required. Just prefix the command with sudo .. ie "sudo shutdown -rn now" or "sudo reboot".
All the best, Robert