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[Xen-devel] xm create as root vs xm destroy as normal user

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Subject: [Xen-devel] xm create as root vs xm destroy as normal user
From: Bob Tanner <tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:24:15 -0500
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Playing around with xen-2.0.6 and I've found something troubling.

I've been creating domU's with 'xm create.' As a simple security check, I did 
a 'xm shutdown' as a normal user. Much to my surprise, that domU shutdown.

Does the default behavior of xen allow a non-root users to shutdown any domU? 
Even domU's that aren't created by the user issuing the 'xm shutdown'?

Thanks.
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