Bug 8373 – anyone allowed to shutdown

Bug 8373 - anyone allowed to shutdown

Summary:	anyone allowed to shutdown

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	gdm (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.1
Hardware:	All Linux

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Assigned To:	Cristian Gafton
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Reported:	2000-01-11 08:31 EST by kconnolly
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2000-01-27 03:21:55 EST
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Description kconnolly 2000-01-11 08:31:20 EST

Why does your log-in screen allow anyone to reboot or halt the machine?
Futhermore....when logged inas a user I can shut the machine down by
simply suppling the user password.
On servers, these two items should be reserved for root only.

Comment 1 Cristian Gafton 2000-01-27 03:21:59 EST

If you have access to the console you have access to the power switch. Whcih
means that you can reboot.

So if you are a legit user of the machine then you already have those
capabilities anyway.

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