Bug 52010 - Can Shutdown/Restart Server w/o Logging In
Summary: Can Shutdown/Restart Server w/o Logging In
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Public Beta
Classification: Retired
Component: gdm
Version: roswell
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Havoc Pennington
QA Contact: Aaron Brown
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-08-18 14:19 UTC by Brian Z
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:36 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2001-08-20 13:53:14 UTC
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Description Brian Z 2001-08-18 14:19:23 UTC
Description of Problem:
At the GDM login prompt, I am able to shutdown and restart the server 
without logging in.  This shows a lack of security, since any user can 
walk by the computer and shutdown/restart it.  Win NT Server & 2000 
Server force the administrator to log in to use these options.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.2.3.1-8

How Reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  At the GDM Login Prompt, click System
2.  Click Shutdown or Restart
3.  Watch System Shutdown/Restart

Actual Results:
Server restarts/shutdown.

Expected Results:
To be Prompted for root password to restart/shutdown.

Additional Information:
n/a

Comment 1 Havoc Pennington 2001-08-20 14:56:11 UTC
You can also type "ctrl-alt-del" at the console, always have been able to.

If you want to disable this, there are options in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf, and 
you can turn off ctrl-alt-del in /etc/inittab. People can still hit the power
button though, if you haven't physically concealed it.


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