On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Alex <mysqlstudent@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How can I change the system policy to authorize a normal user to > shutdown the system without having to prompt for a password? Can't you already do that from the logout applet of your desktop? If you mean letting a user shutdown from the terminal, then it is meant to be that way. AFAIU, effectively calling shutdown is calling init with appropriate arguments. If you want only specific users to be able to shutdown, you can try giving them sudo access to shutdown only. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines