How could I send restart and also turn off the pc with javascript in the frontend or with NodeJS in the backend ?, I use Linux as SO . I was researching and I read something about hyperlinking a file .lnk that would perform the action, but I have no idea how to make the file .lnk .
Thanks in advance ...
Exec would be used.
To turn off the PC:
// shutdown.js
// Require child_process
var exec = require('child_process').exec;
// Create shutdown function
function shutdown(callback){
exec('sudo /sbin/shutdown now', function(error, stdout, stderr){ callback(stdout); });
}
// Reboot computer
shutdown(function(output){
console.log(output);
});
To restart:
// reboot.js
// Require child_process
var exec = require('child_process').exec;
// Create shutdown function
function shutdown(callback){
exec('sudo /sbin/shutdown -r now', function(error, stdout, stderr){ callback(stdout); });
}
// Reboot computer
shutdown(function(output){
console.log(output);
});
Source: link
To avoid being asked for credentials, you must give the node.js user permission to execute the task:
We create a file in /etc/sudoers.d/ that we will add the following content:
USUARIODENODEJS ALL=/sbin/shutdown
USUARIODENODEJS ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown
Remember to modify USUARIODENODEJS by the corresponding user.
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