Hi *! KDM/XDM's shutdown prooerties can be set in YAST's login configuration - simply choose "local", so only a user sitting in front of your machine can do a shutdown. Other Options - like root, all (not so wise) or none - are also available. So this should not not be a problem - if it is wanted to use the KDM/XDM-login from a remote host. If not, the safest way is to deny any remote KDM/XDM-login as indicated. - Dirk -- Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Boehm Institut fuer Biotechnologie der TU-Graz fon +43+316+873-8415 Petersgasse 12 A-8010 Graz fax +43+316+873-8434 email: boehm@biote.tu-graz.ac.at PGP-Key available mail private: dirk.boehm@gmx.net