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nixCraft » shutdown command http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I turn my Linux computer off and when I turn it on it runs disk check (fsck) on hard disk. Why?http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-linux-properly.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-linux-properly.html#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:12:13 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-linux-properly.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-linux-properly.html/feed 7 nixCraft FAQ Roundup May 29, 2007http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-20.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-20.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2007 13:22:34 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-20.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-20.html/feed 0 Linux Disable the Ctrl-Alt-Delete shutdown keyshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-disable-the-ctrl-alt-del-shutdown.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-disable-the-ctrl-alt-del-shutdown.html#comments Tue, 23 May 2006 19:24:34 +0000 LinuxTitli http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-disable-the-ctrl-alt-del-shutdown.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-disable-the-ctrl-alt-del-shutdown.html/feed 3 Allow A Normal User To Run Commands As root Under Linux / UNIX Operating Systemshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/allow-a-normal-user-to-run-commands-as-root.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/allow-a-normal-user-to-run-commands-as-root.html#comments Sat, 13 May 2006 03:33:33 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/allow-a-normal-user-to-run-commands-as-root.html

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I would like to run few commands such as stop or start web server as a root user. How do I allow a normal user to run these commands as root?

]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/allow-a-normal-user-to-run-commands-as-root.html/feed 13 Schedule Windows server to reboot or shutdown automaticallyhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/schedule-windows-server-to-reboot-or-shutdown-automatically.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/schedule-windows-server-to-reboot-or-shutdown-automatically.html#comments Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:15:00 +0000 LinuxTitli http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/schedule-windows-server-to-reboot-or-shutdown-automatically.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/schedule-windows-server-to-reboot-or-shutdown-automatically.html/feed 45 How to: Allow Any User To Shutdown a Linux Serverhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-allow-users-to-shutdown-server.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-allow-users-to-shutdown-server.html#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:57:00 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-allow-users-to-shutdown-server.html

You need to use the sudo command to grant a permission to other users to shutdown your server. The sudo command allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another user, as specified in the /etc/sudoers file. Login as a root user and type the visudo command to edit the sudoers file.]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-allow-users-to-shutdown-server.html/feed 8 HP-UX: How Do I configure routing or add route?http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/hp-ux-how-do-i-configure-routing-or-add-route.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/hp-ux-how-do-i-configure-routing-or-add-route.html#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:51:00 +0000 LinuxTitli http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/hp-ux-how-do-i-configure-routing-or-add-route.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/hp-ux-how-do-i-configure-routing-or-add-route.html/feed 3 Linux Shutdown Command and Logfilehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-shutdown-command-and-logfile.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-shutdown-command-and-logfile.html#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2005 02:08:00 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-shutdown-command-and-logfile.html

In the enterprise Linux setup, it is necessary to keep the track of server shutdown and reboot time. Most of you may have used the shutdown / reboot command.]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-shutdown-command-and-logfile.html/feed 11 Linux Desktop How to shutdown, restart or logoff gnome via command / Launcherhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-desktop-how-to-shutdown-restart-or-logoff-gnome-via-commandlauncher.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-desktop-how-to-shutdown-restart-or-logoff-gnome-via-commandlauncher.html#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:24:00 +0000 nixcraft http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-desktop-%e2%80%93-how-to-shutdown-restart-or-logoff-gnome-via-commandlauncher.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-desktop-how-to-shutdown-restart-or-logoff-gnome-via-commandlauncher.html/feed 9 Shutdown Linux Server With Shutdown Accounthttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-account-to-shutdown-linux-server.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-account-to-shutdown-linux-server.html#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:20:00 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-account-to-shutdown-linux-server.html

Have you ever wondered why shutdown account exists on Linux server, especially under Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution? The answer is quite simple - shutdown account can shutdown server. Here is how you can enable the shutdown account:]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-account-to-shutdown-linux-server.html/feed 5