On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Lubos Vrbka wrote:

> command line. why is halt and reboot permitted only for root?

In a multi-user environment, you wouldn't want a user to halt the machine
(disrupting others' work).

> can this
> be changed?

Look at the modes (and operator group) for shutdown(8) for an idea.

   Jeremy C. Reed
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