Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:04:06 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Paul Herman <pherman@frenchfries.net> Cc: Adam Hefetz <adam_hefetz@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: user permissions Message-ID: <20000810110406.B253@parish> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008101103140.266-100000@bagabeedaboo.security.at12.de>; from pherman@frenchfries.net on Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 11:08:28AM %2B0200 References: <F254OeIiGXix4A2DreB00002d5a@hotmail.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008101103140.266-100000@bagabeedaboo.security.at12.de>
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On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 11:08:28AM +0200, Paul Herman wrote: > On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Adam Hefetz wrote: > > > Hi, > > I have problems with my user permissions. When trying to reboot I get this: > > > > $ shutdown -r now > > bash: /sbin/shutdown: Permission denied > > Indeed, you have to be super-user to use shutdown itself. However, if > you are a member of the "operator" group, you can also use shutdown, Doh! Sorry, I said the "wheel" group. My bad. -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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