README (CInhibit)
CInhibit is a simplified C port of the Inhibit project which is used to
prevent the accidental execution of critical commands (e.g. to shutdown
or reboot the system). For details see:
https://github.com/urbanware-org/inhibit
Other than Inhibit, this port only provides its base functionality without
any customization options (such as custom header or colors) via config
file. So, there is just the hostname to confirm the command execution (no
random strings) and there also is no functionality to prevent the control
of services via 'systemctl' the way Inhibit has.
This repository does not include binaries. So, in order to use CInhibit,
you have to compile it using the included 'compile.sh' script.
CInhibit requires the 'libreadline-dev' package (or 'readline-devel'
depending on the operating system). If the requirements are met, simply
run the compile script:
./compile.sh
In order to use the program simply run the binary, which should already be
executable. If not (for whatever reason) you can set the executable flag
as follows:
chmod +x cinhibit
Usage examples:
cinhibit --version (to return the version number)
cinhibit reboot (to inhibit e.g. the 'reboot' command)
The project was written on Linux and should run on any Unix-like system
(without any warranty).
CInhibit is and was not intended to be or become an actual alternative to
Inhibit. It is just a simple a port to the C programming language for
experimental as well as (more or less) educational purposes.
Feel free to fork.