Asking a user for the root password and executing root only c ommands...

[Mark Charsley]

In article <apqh92$pve$0 at 216.39.172.122>, bokr at oz.net (Bengt Richter) 
wrote:

> Kind of funny (not) that /sbin/shutdown must be run as root,

Thus preventing plain users logged in over telnet /ssh etc from rebooting 
your machine.

> but by default any doorknob rattler could kick it off with ctrl-alt-del
> without being asked for a password. Not a cool default config IMO ;-/

Thus providing anyone with accesss to the console's power switch a more 
computer-friendly way of rebooting a locked-up machine than power-cycling 
it.

Seems a cool config to me.