how to give a normal user reboot and shutdown permission?
Plz also mention the step.
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Answer / dave_chamoli82
how to give permission to a user using "VISUDO"
# useradd add
# visudo
# User_Alias ADMINS = jsmith, mikem
User_Alias ADD = test
## Command Aliases
## These are groups of related commands...
Cmnd_Alias ADDCMD = /usr/sbin/useradd, /usr/bin/passwd,
/usr/bin/reboot [TYPE THIS LINE]
## Allow root to run any commands anywhere
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
add ALL = ADDCMD [TYPE THIS LINE]
:wq [SAVE & EXIT]
# su - add
$ sudo /usr/sbin/useradd u2
$ /usr/bin/reboot [now your system reboot]
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Answer / kumaresanchandran
shutdown: shutdown -h
go to root directory type: init 0
reboot : reboot
go to root directory type: init 6
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 13 No |
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