Schedule shutdown

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I found the command ( shutdown -h 02:00 ) to schedule shutdown my machine but want to know that Is it compulsory that user must have logged in with root login? Or this command would works for all user?

this thread has the answer: http://askubuntu.com/questions/168879/shutdown-from-terminal-without-entering-password — Louis, Apr 24 '14 at 15:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '14 at 16:42

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You can do it with using sudo command as following.

sudo shutdown -h 02:00

surely shutdown command can't works for all user.

answered Apr 24 '14 at 16:42

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 24 '14 at 16:46

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Yes, shutdown command needs root privileges. Same case with reboot command.

answered Apr 24 '14 at 16:46

Schedule shutdown

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