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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: user account for shutdown
From:       Peter Hessler <phessler () theapt ! org>
Date:       2004-05-31 23:56:05
Message-ID: 20040531235744.9386E473BB () gir ! theapt ! org
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Add that user to the 'operator' group.  You could use ssh to remotely
shutdown the machine.  `ssh shutdown@machine /sbin/shutdown -hp now` should
work at that point.

On Mon, 31 May 2004 19:46:21 -0300
"Emilio de Barros Lucena" <emilio@vipnetware.com> wrote:

:Dear everyone,
:
:Is it possible to create an OpenBSD user account that, once the user has
:been authenticated, automatically starts the system shutdown process? (as
:if the userīs login shell were to execute the command shutdown -hp now, for
:example).
:
:Thanks in advance.
:
:Best regards,
:
:Emilio
:


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