I cannot get the shutdown and reboot options

[Terry]

Anthony Ewell wrote:
> Terry wrote:
>   
>> Anthony Ewell wrote:
>>     
>>> Terry wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> I've tried amending the "sudoers" file as directed, created a "sudo" 
>>>> group and added myself to it, all to no avail.  I also amended that file 
>>>> by giving myself the right to shutdown and reboot.
>>>>
>>>> Nothing has worked.  It's a bit ridiculous because I am the only user.
>>>>
>>>> I cannot find the secret formula.  What do I do?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Hi Terry,
>>>
>>>     This is my custom entries in my /etc/sudoers file:
>>>
>>> # XFce stuff
>>> %users ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper
>>>
>>> # General stuff
>>> %users  ALL=PASSWD:/usr/sbin/gdmsetup
>>> %users  ALL=/usr/sbin/kppp
>>> %users  ALL=/usr/sbin/pppd
>>> %users  ALL=/usr/sbin/system-config-network
>>> %users  ALL=/sbin/shutdown
>>> %users  ALL=/sbin/halt
>>> %users  ALL=/sbin/reboot
>>> %users  ALL=/sbin/poweroff
>>>
>>>
>>> Paths my vary.  See if your sudoers matches mine.
>>>
>>> Also, make sure you can do a "which"
>>> (which xfsm-shutdown-helper) on all you files to
>>> make sure they have the correct paths.
>>>
>>> If this doesn't help, run /usr/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper
>>> from the command line and post it to the group along with
>>> your custom entries from sudoers.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>> --Tony
>>>       
>> Yes, thanks.  Your wording is similar to that in the forum message.  
>> I've altered the sudoers file to read as follows:
>>
>> %terry ALL=(root) NOPASSWD:/usr/lib/xfsm-shutdown-helper
>>
>> The only other uncommented line is:  root    ALL=(ALL) ALL
>>
>> I'm not sure how relevant the sudoers file is on my system.  PCLinuxOS 
>> basically uses root rather than sudo.
>>
>> I just tried running the command with the following result:
>>
>> [terry at localhost ~]$ /usr/lib/xfsm-shutdown-helper
>> XFSM_SUDO_DONE [hangs so I press ENTER again, then:]
>> FAILED
>>
>> Oh, the pain.
>>
>> I get the same result after changing sudoers to %terry 
>> ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/lib/xfsm-shutdown-helper
>>
>> and: %users ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/lib/xfsm-shutdown-helper
>>
>> There is no "user alias specification" in sudoers.  The man page is so 
>> much geekese, so I'm not even sure I need one, let alone understand how 
>> to format it.
>>     
>
> Just to make sure the easy stuff is covered:
>
> 1) did you use "visudo" to edit /etc/sudoers?
> 2) is "xfsm-shutdown-helper" located in /usr/lib?
>
> <snip>

Hi.  Thanks for your help.

1)  I have never had a large enough block of time to learn vi.  It 
should have gone out with the ark.  I don't have any other reason to use 
sudo, so I don't use it at all.

I launched a GUI editor as root from the command line and saved it as 
root.  I also altered its permissions to make it executable: rwx rx rx 
(owned by root)  I still have the original file, also owned by root: r r -

2)  Yes, I'm sure that's where that strange file is located and it does 
not co-exist in /usr/bin, /usr/libexec or /usr/sbin:

[root at localhost etc]# which xfsm-shutdown-helper
which: no xfsm-shutdown-helper in 
(/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin)

I'm starting to wonder whether I should put a symlink in /usr/sbin or 
/usr/libexec.  :-\



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