Bug 2551

Summary:	gdm reboot/shutdown previleges
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	menelaos.maglis
Component:	gdm	Assignee:	Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	6.0	CC:	aleksey
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Hardware:	i386
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Description menelaos.maglis 1999-05-05 01:46:01 UTC

Hi,
When root is logged into a console terminal prefdm allows
reboot/shutdown to anyone having access to X-server!
Is this reconfigurable?
Because it is certainly not desirible!
Thanks,
Menelaos Maglis

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1999-06-23 14:39:59 UTC

This issue has been forwarded to a developer for further action.

Comment 2 Michael K. Johnson 1999-07-13 15:25:59 UTC

In /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf in the [system] section, change
ShutdownMenu=1
to
ShutdownMenu=0