Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-48,: Re: /dev/nvram on my Celebris

# Re: /dev/nvram on my Celebris

David Woodhouse (David.Woodhouse@mvhi.com)
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 12:00:53 +0000

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j.tevessen@gmx.net said:
> I'm thinking about how to make an x86 system *not* be able to reboot
> (with different settings or such) from remote.

Perhaps we should have an extra capability - CAP_LOCALUSER, for logins on
local terminals, so we can allow access to removable drives, rebooting, etc.

This is something that'd have to be handled in user-space, because most of
this is down to security policy.

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