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From: lerman@stpstn.UUCP (Ken Lerman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: BAD HZ VALUE   ---   Error
Message-ID: <6300@stpstn.UUCP>
Date: 11 Feb 91 15:36:23 GMT
References: <1991Jan31.083201.2416@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> <6333@spdcc.SPDCC.COM> <1831@chinacat.Unicom.COM>
Reply-To: lerman@stpstn.UUCP (Ken Lerman)
Organization: The Stepstone Corporation, Sandy Hook, CT 06482
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In article <1831@chinacat.Unicom.COM> chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Chip Rosenthal) writes:

-!Sure.  Create another user login, say `rootx', which is an exact duplicate
-of `root', except you use `/bin/csh' as the login shell.
-
-WHOOOPS!!!  Oh...you said SCO.  Never mind.  SCO has decided for you that
-you wouldn't want to create two accounts with the same UID.
-
-Fuck relaxed mode.  Please give me an off switch.
-
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-Chip Rosenthal  512-482-8260  |
-Unicom Systems Development    |    I saw Elvis in my wtmp file.
-<chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM>    |

So, is there a workaround?  I want to create an account which is an
exact duplicate of root, except with /etc/haltsys as the login shell.
How can I do that?  If I can't is there another way to let a local
user shutdown the system without giving him root privilege?

Ken