[ale] nonroot shutdown

[jknapka at earthlink.net (Joseph A. Knapka)]

Gary Lawler wrote:
> 
> I used linux config under gnome to disable this but it did not work so I
> am left to ask you! non root users have the ability to directly and
> romotly shutdown the system using the shutdown command, when issued a
> password prompt will come up and if they type in thier password the
> system shutsdown. How do I disable this? It seams a threat to security
> as far as I am conserned
> I am running Redhat 6.1
> all help is a priceated.
> 
> Thx, Gary L
> 
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Perhaps "chmod 700 /sbin/shutdown" would help. But I don't
use Redhat, so there may be some other trickery going on.

-- Joe Knapka
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