shutdown without su priv

[mc4man]

I just tried it in my 16.04 VM. If I launch a terminal from the desktop and run "shutdown -r now" it shuts down with no superuser privileges required.

If I access a shell via ssh and run "shutdown -r now" it doesn't work without sudo.

So, it's only when you're on the desktop itself that you can shutdown without privileges. Remote access still requires sudo.

Correct, the same from a tty, sudo is required. So not sure that this thread is about anything. (certainly no mention of server, ect.
The only issue n the past was shutting down with other users logged in & that has been addressed to extent possible.

[nothingspecial]

It's worked this way for ages

[colmax]

i do apologise
seems my dementia got in the way
gui shutdown doesnt need su but terminal allows switches which could potentially be damaging to the system such as auto-format etc
Much thanks on your feedback - shows me how much i still need to learn
cheers c

[ajgreeny]

i do apologise
seems my dementia got in the way
gui shutdown doesnt need su but terminal allows switches which could potentially be damaging to the system such as auto-format etc
Much thanks on your feedback - shows me how much i still need to learn
cheers c

No need to apologise as in previous versions of Ubuntu, or certainly previous LTS versions, those shutdown commands do need root permissions and authorisation, which is why I was surprised and said as such in post #2.

I am still running 14.04 (Xubuntu) so was not aware of this change before your thread was started.