FAQ

• How To
  • Integration with other applications
    • KTorrent example (BitTorrent client)
    • FileZilla example (FTP client)
  • Recurring actions
    • Linux/KDE (using KAlarm)
    • Windows
  • How to shutdown system everyday at the specified time?
• General
  • Is there a RSS so that I can follow KShutdown updates?
• KDE 4
  • Logout cancelled by...
  • Is there any other command that can cleanly logout KDE 4 and turn off computer?
• See Also

How To

Integration with other applications

KTorrent example (BitTorrent client)

KTorrent has a built-in shutdown function:

• Click menu -> View -> Plugins
• Find and enable the Shutdown plugin
• Click menu -> Shutdown -> Configure Shutdown

FileZilla example (FTP client)

• Right-click in the Queued files
• Select Action after queue completion -> Run command...
• Enter a KShutdown command

Recurring actions

Linux/KDE (using KAlarm)

1. Install & Launch KAlarm
2. Click New -> New Command Alarm
   • Alarm tab: Enter a KShutdown command
   • Recurrence tab: setup a recurrence rules (e.g. daily, hourly)

Windows

You can use the built-in "Task Scheduler" to automatically start KShutdown.

How to shutdown system everyday at the specified time?

Add the following command to the system autostart:

kshutdown --shutdown 20:00

The time must be in HH:MM format.

To hide window on application startup add the --init parameter:

kshutdown --init --shutdown 20:00

General

Is there a RSS so that I can follow KShutdown updates?

Yes, visit https://sourceforge.net/projects/kshutdown/...

KDE 4

Logout cancelled by...

Possible reasons:

• Some applications (e.g. older VLC) can abort logout (or shut down) without any particular reason
• Text editor with modified/unsaved document may display a confirmation message and cancel logout

Is there any other command that can cleanly logout KDE 4 and turn off computer?

Remember that DCOP is not used anymore in KDE4.
You can try D-Bus command instead to turn off the computer:

dbus-send --print-reply --session \
 --dest=org.kde.ksmserver \
 /KSMServer org.kde.KSMServerInterface.logout \
 int32:0 int32:2 int32:2

See Also

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