[plug] Accidental reboot

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Have a reboot acount, set its shell to the reboot command and ensure it has permissions to exec reboot.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Campbell <brad at fnarfbargle.com>
Sender: plug-bounces at plug.org.au
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 15:46:35 
To: <plug at plug.org.au>
Reply-To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] Accidental reboot

On 10/05/11 15:38, Bret Busby wrote:
> On 10/05/2011, Brad Campbell<brad at fnarfbargle.com>  wrote:

>> Put together a quick /usr/local/bin/reboot
>> #!/bin/bash
>> echo Surprise!
>>
>> Problem solved. Why did it take me so long to think of it?
>>
>
> I find it simpler to avoid using sudo.
>
> It is the devil's tool.
>

Half the time I su -c and get a root shell.

The problem remains the same unless you can explain to me in very small 
words how I can update some root owned configuration files and remotely 
reboot a machine from an xterm without acquiring root privileges of some 
sort.

I'm more than prepared to change my ways if appropriately enlightened.
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