shutdown and halt

Can anyone tell me what the consequences would be if I removed users "shutdown" and "halt" from my RHEL ES 4 system?

I think they are only used if the sysop wishes to allow ordinary users to shutdown or halt the system. Is that true?

Thanks!

Bill Tangren

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