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Date:      Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:37:51 +0100
From:      Robin Becker <robin@reportlab.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: temporary su login
Message-ID:  <46DF058F.9010606@jessikat.plus.net>
In-Reply-To: <69951ED3-5B8F-4D00-8920-BFF278C68DE6@gmail.com>
References:  <46DECD4F.3050408@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> <69951ED3-5B8F-4D00-8920-BFF278C68DE6@gmail.com>

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Eric Crist wrote:
........
> I'm sure nobody will mention this, so I will.  On most systems with 
> support ACPI, your colo provider can simply press the power button on 
> the front of your server.  FreeBSD's kernel will pick up the signal and 
> shut down cleanly.
> 
> Once you're moved, they can press the same button to power the system 
> on.  There is *NO* need to give them login access to the box.  Also, 
> they could simply call you to have you shut it down.
......

many good ideas; thanks.

I guess since they ask for an ip based mechanism that I'll create a 
special user in the operator group and do the chmod trick on shutdown.
-- 
Robin Becker



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