How can I prevent the system shutting down if I accidentally press the power-off button?

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Issue

  • How do I prevent a non-root user from shutting down, rebooting, or halting the system by both GUI and command line?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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