in reply to shuting down a linux-server

perhaps you could use sudo? then you can set up a sudoers file, allowing your user to run the shutdown command (as root) without requiring a password.

As a side note, just thinking of sending the root password over an unencrypted telnet gives me the shivers! Have you thought of using ssh?

-- Dan

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Re: Re: shuting down a linux-server
by NorthenMonk (Initiate) on Oct 04, 2002 at 12:54 UTC
    It's supposed to be used in our internal network. We got several servers running. And in case of a power-failure we want to shutdown the servers before the UPS-battery is empty. So I don't think we will be using ssh.
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      Yes! You should use ssh. If you were using ssh you could set up a key pair that allowed the local user to log in as root, on the remote machine, in a secure fashion, without sending any password over the network. ssh is almost always simpler and, not to forget, more secure than any other way. Take the initial hurdle of learning how to set up private/public keys and you will see that everything else becomes much simpler.
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