6 Apr
2002
6 Apr
'02
12:03 p.m.
Nikhil Joshi wrote:
I looked at /etc/passwd file more carefully and found this
shutdown:x:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown halt:x:7:0:halt:/sbin:/sbin/halt
are these users ?
Anybody in /etc/passwd is logically a user, but in general ftp, mail, daemon, bin etc are system users, used by daemons(background processes, run ps aux)
I dont have any idea about purpose of halt and shutdown users. Try man halt or man shutdown.
Can I halt without logging in ?
You cant halt/reboot unless you login as root(superuser). You can however reboot by pressing ctrl-alt-del on local terminals OR switching the computer off ;-).
Amish.