On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, I wrote:
> Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 16:03:33 -0500 (CDT)
> From: "DEBRULER, BONNIE" <DEBRULER_at_eglin.af.mil>
> To: alpha-osf-managers_at_ornl.gov
> Subject: shutdown account
> Followup-To: poster
>
>
> I am attempting to create a shutdown account on an AlphaStation 600 running
> DEC UNIX v3.2c. The console device is a graphics terminal on a PBXGA
> (ZLXp-E1) controller.
>
> Problem is I keep getting the following error:
>
> Moving control to CONSOLE device
> Could not send signal to "init".
>
>
> Other particulars....
>
> - I am running C2 security on this system.
>
> - The account probably needs to be a UID of 1 or 0, but XSysAdmin will
> not let me create an account with either of these UID's as they are 'in
> use'.
>
> - The account information is as follows:
> username: shutdown
> password: <there is one assigned>
> UID: 200
> shell: /bin/sh
> owner: system
> directory: /shutmedown
> primary group: daemon
> secondary
> groups: adm opr system tty
>
> - The .profile account has /sbin/init s as the last line.
>
>
> Can anyone lend a hand here?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
Well, I received responses from the following:
Tom Leffingwell sysman_at_homer.bus.miami.edu
Ryan R. Ziegler zieglerr_at_novachem.com
Martin Moore martin_at_decatl.alf.dec.com
Brian Sheehan sheehan_at_scripps.edu
Gustavo dasilva_at_bbs.elogica.com.br
The concensus was...just force the account to have the root UID by editting
both the password file and the /tcp/files/auth/s/shutdown file.
This did get me closer, but what finally crested the wave was ...
I placed an echo blah blah statement immediately prior to the /sbin/init s
statement.
I have since changed the /sbin/init statement to a /sbin/shutdown statement, but
all is well now.
Martin Moore did suggest that I create a C program to execute the init statement
and then set the permissions bit to run this program as root. I won't let that
idea go to waste!
Thanks for all your responses,
Bonnie DeBruler
debruler_at_eglin.af.mil
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Received on Wed Aug 14 1996 - 18:10:36 NZST