shutdown as a user problems

[Mike Massonnet]

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:45:42 -0800 - Anthony Ewell <aewell at gbis.com>
wrote :

> Hi All,
> 
>    I am trying to set up my first Linux workstation.
> I am using XFce 4.2.  I have done several servers before
> and always had root privileges.
> 
>     As a user, I can shutdown, poweroff, and reboot from
> a command line, but not from the XFce power button.
> I read the section in XFce session and added the
> requested line(s) to sudoers:
> 
> %users  ALL=/sbin/shutdown
> %users  ALL=/sbin/halt
> %users  ALL=/sbin/poweroff
> %users  ALL=/usr/bin/reboot
> %users  ALL=/usr/local/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper
> 
> When I try to (XFce) power off, I get asked for the root's
> password, which I dutifully enter, then I get told I
> do not have permission.  No joy is to be had.
> 
> What am I missing?

  When you have sudo rights on a command, you must enter the user
password.  Don't forget to run man sudoers ;-)

  Here is what I have, to give an example:

Cmnd_Alias      HALT = /usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper
ALL             ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: HALT


> 
> Many thanks,
> --Tony
> 

Cheers,
Mike
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