[102192] in RedHat Linux List
RE: reboot from user's account
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fred W. Noltie Jr.)
Tue Dec 1 20:33:13 1998
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Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 19:33:17 -0600 (CST)
From: "Fred W. Noltie Jr." <criterion-consulting@usinternet.com>
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On 01-Dec-98 wang zaigui spluttered:
# how do I reboot linux as a user, not as root?
# I try "su root" and from there issue "reboot", the
# computer says 'command not available'
#
# Guess this is a naive question. But would appreciate any
# teaching.
reboot is not in your path as a regular user. When you do su, your path
remains in effect. You can get root's environment by doing "su -"
(minus the quotes), or with plain ol' "su", just do /sbin/reboot
instead of just reboot.
Fred
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