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Non-privileged users, privileged tasks? (SHUTDOWN)

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The Question is:

 
I would like to enable a shutdown of my standalone VAX station without a
full login. In short, after setting up a username as "SHUTDOWN" I want to be
able to walk up to my VAX and type in SHUTDOWN without the VAX asking for a
password then go directly to
a shutdown procedure. The shutdown should notify any remotely logged in
users of the shutdown then proceed with a normal shutdown. My objective is
to allow anyone to shudown the VAX by typing "SHUTDOWN" at the "Username"
prompt. The KEY is that I "DO NOT"
 want anyone of these persons to have SYSTEM/root level rights or
permissions.  Is this possible?
 
Jeffery,
 

The Answer is :

 
  This is possible using a site-specific SHUTDOWN username that is configured
  as a CAPTIVE command procedure, the command procedure invokes the SHUTDOWN
  command procedure.� The SHUTDOWN username would have no password, and would
  have sufficient privileges to invoke the SHUTDOWN.COM procedure.
 
  For information on CAPTIVE usernames, see:
 
    http://www.openvms.digital.com:8000
      /72final/6346/6346pro_013.html#prv_creating_a_captive_account
 
  You can use the following command for further hints on calling SHUTDOWN:
 
    $ SEARCH SYS$MANAGER:LOGIN.COM "SHUTDOWN"
 
  DECnet task-to-task can also be used for this purpose -- please see the
  "DCL task-to-task", "Task-to-Task communications?", and "login procedures,
  ^Y, and captive logins?" topics here in Ask The Wizard.
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 27-JUL-1999 )
     
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