On Friday 30 Apr 2004 1:21 pm, WipeOut wrote: > Hi, > > I have a colocated server and when I have to get them to reboot it they > just hit the power switch which can't be good for filesystems and > databases.. > > Is there a way I can create a user account that will reboot the server > on login? > > This way I can give them a user account and they simply login with that > account and it reboots the server.. > > I am guessing I need to create a login script or something similar but I > am not sure how to get the system to execute the script at login if that > is the way to do it.. > > Thnaks.. Try creating a passwd entry with a uid and gid of '0' (same as root) and set the path for the shell to be a program which simply calls shutdown with the relevent parameters. The program will be run when the user logs in, and the user will be logged out again as soon as the program exits. (Not tried it though) -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000
