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    mhertzfeld
    last edited by Jun 8, 2017, 11:03 PM

    How would I go about creating a new user account with the ability to locally SSH into pfsense to reboot the machine.

    I would prefer the user to only be able to reboot or shutdown the server and not have permissions to change any configurations, write to any files, ect.

    Thanks in advance.

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      marvosa
      last edited by Jun 9, 2017, 4:06 AM

      System -> User Manager -> Users tab

      Create a user and assign it "User - System: Shell Account Access" privileges.

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        mhertzfeld
        last edited by Jun 9, 2017, 11:52 AM

        I added "User - System: Shell Account Access" under the users Effective Privileges.

        I can log in as the user via SSH but when I use the reboot command I get an error "Operation Not Permitted".

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          GroundX
          last edited by Jun 9, 2017, 12:57 PM

          Try adding (not tested myself)
          WebCfg - Diagnostics: Reboot system

          Maybe it calls the same function.

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            mhertzfeld
            last edited by Jun 9, 2017, 4:25 PM

            Adding "WebCfg - Diagnostics: Reboot system" did not work.  Still getting "Operation Not Permitted".

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