[WBEL-users] Prevent users from shutdown

[Rex Dieter]

On Tue, 8 Feb 2005, Ganeshram Iyer wrote:

> Hello all,
> I am running a WBEL 3.0 as a SMB, HTTP, SSH, HTTPS server and is the
> only linux box in the lab. I have this one user who occassionally
> needs to use a program that only runs on linux OS and once done with
> his work has a bad habit of shutting down the machine instead of just
> logging off. Result: NO SERVER. I have spoken to the user but it does
> not help. Is there a way to ensure that the Shutdown/Restart options
> are taken out from the Log Off Dialog box (Gnome desktop that came
> with the CDs). Also is there a way to take these options off the
> Log-in screen?

If using the KDE login manager, kdm, edit /etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc

# "None" - no "Shutdown..." button is shown at all
# "Root" - the root password must be entered to shut down
# "All" - everybody can shut down the machine (Default)
AllowShutdown=Root

-- Rex