From: Ariszló <ar...@gm...> - 2010-10-21 08:23:25
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How do you shutdown/reboot Ubuntu from ROX-Session? Logout works fine in home-built ROX-Session 0.41.0 (unlike in 0launch ROX-Session where even Logout is broken) but Shutdown or Reboot does not. No problem in Debian Lenny/Squeeze/Sid so I guess this might be related to Ubuntu's disabled root account but I have no idea how to fix it. |
From: Mithat K. <mit...@ya...> - 2010-10-21 09:17:15
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The problem is that the 'shutdown' command used by IceWM can be executed only by root. (This is the default case for most (all?) Linuxes.) Here are a few choices: 1) Use sudo to give permission to regular users to execute the 'shutdown' command without password prompting. This requires editing your sudoers file (with visudo) but is probably better than the following option. I set my box up so all member of the 'plugdev' group can execute 'shutdown'. I did this by using visudo to add: %plugdev ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown as the last line in the sudoers file. To power down, configure IceWM to use: sudo shutdown -hP now To reboot: sudo shutdown -r now 2) Set the 'sticky' bit on the shutdown command to give all users the ability to execute the 'shutdown' command directly. The problem with this approach is that if the 'shutdown' command get an update in the future, you will have to set the sticky bit again. As root: chmod u+s /sbin/shutdown (I think this is correct! I haven't done this in a while.) 3) If you have Openbox and GDM installed as well, you can use 'gdm-control' to handle the power stuff. See the man pages for gdm-control if you want to do it this way. Cheers, -M ----- Original Message ---- > From: Ariszló <ar...@gm...> > To: ROX Users <rox...@li...> > Sent: Thu, October 21, 2010 11:23:17 AM > Subject: [rox-users] Shutdown/Reboot Ubuntu > > How do you shutdown/reboot Ubuntu from ROX-Session? > > Logout works fine in home-built ROX-Session 0.41.0 (unlike in 0launch > ROX-Session where even Logout is broken) but Shutdown or Reboot does > not. No problem in Debian Lenny/Squeeze/Sid so I guess this might be > related to Ubuntu's disabled root account but I have no idea how to > fix it. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest > Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada > $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing > Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store > http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > rox-users mailing list > rox...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rox-users > |
From: Mithat K. <mit...@ya...> - 2010-10-21 09:20:21
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Doh! Sorry ... I thought this was from the IceWM mailing list (which I also follow). If the info I provided can be used to fix your problem, great. If not, please forgive my bad. -M ----- Original Message ---- > From: Mithat Konar <mit...@ya...> > To: Installation and use of the ROX Desktop <rox...@li...> > Sent: Thu, October 21, 2010 12:17:07 PM > Subject: Re: [rox-users] Shutdown/Reboot Ubuntu > > The problem is that the 'shutdown' command used by IceWM can be executed only >by > > root. (This is the default case for most (all?) Linuxes.) Here are a few > choices: > > 1) Use sudo to give permission to regular users to execute the 'shutdown' > command without password prompting. This requires editing your sudoers file > (with visudo) but is probably better than the following option. I set my box >up > > so all member of the 'plugdev' group can execute 'shutdown'. I did this by >using > > visudo to add: > > %plugdev ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown > > as the last line in the sudoers file. To power down, configure IceWM to use: > > sudo shutdown -hP now > > To reboot: > > sudo shutdown -r now > > 2) Set the 'sticky' bit on the shutdown command to give all users the ability >to > > execute the 'shutdown' command directly. The problem with this approach is >that > > if the 'shutdown' command get an update in the future, you will have to set >the > > sticky bit again. As root: > > chmod u+s /sbin/shutdown > > (I think this is correct! I haven't done this in a while.) > > 3) If you have Openbox and GDM installed as well, you can use 'gdm-control' to > > handle the power stuff. See the man pages for gdm-control if you want to do it > > this way. > > > Cheers, > -M > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Ariszló <ar...@gm...> > > To: ROX Users <rox...@li...> > > Sent: Thu, October 21, 2010 11:23:17 AM > > Subject: [rox-users] Shutdown/Reboot Ubuntu > > > > How do you shutdown/reboot Ubuntu from ROX-Session? > > > > Logout works fine in home-built ROX-Session 0.41.0 (unlike in 0launch > > ROX-Session where even Logout is broken) but Shutdown or Reboot does > > not. No problem in Debian Lenny/Squeeze/Sid so I guess this might be > > related to Ubuntu's disabled root account but I have no idea how to > > fix it. > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America >contest > > Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada > > $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in >marketing > > Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > rox-users mailing list > > rox...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rox-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest > Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada > $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing > Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store > http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > rox-users mailing list > rox...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rox-users > |
From: Mark W. <mar...@nt...> - 2010-10-21 11:58:37
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Ariszló wrote: > How do you shutdown/reboot Ubuntu from ROX-Session? > > Logout works fine in home-built ROX-Session 0.41.0 (unlike in 0launch > ROX-Session where even Logout is broken) but Shutdown or Reboot does > not. No problem in Debian Lenny/Squeeze/Sid so I guess this might be > related to Ubuntu's disabled root account but I have no idea how to > fix it. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest > Create new apps& games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada > $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing > Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store > http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev I just use gksu halt, gksu reboot and gksu pm-suspend (in the power management section of ROX-Session/Session Settings). |
From: Ariszló <ar...@gm...> - 2010-10-21 18:38:47
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Yes, gksu does the trick. Thank you. On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Mark Williams <mar...@nt...> wrote: > Ariszló wrote: >> How do you shutdown/reboot Ubuntu from ROX-Session? >> >> Logout works fine in home-built ROX-Session 0.41.0 (unlike in 0launch >> ROX-Session where even Logout is broken) but Shutdown or Reboot does >> not. No problem in Debian Lenny/Squeeze/Sid so I guess this might be >> related to Ubuntu's disabled root account but I have no idea how to >> fix it. > I just use gksu halt, gksu reboot and gksu pm-suspend (in the power > management section of ROX-Session/Session Settings). |
From: Jim L. <jc...@au...> - 2010-10-21 15:17:53
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In article <AANLkTimtzpnz0uR1SP=sFA...@ma...>, Ariszló <ar...@gm...> wrote: > How do you shutdown/reboot Ubuntu from ROX-Session? I cheat. :-) I've removed one Ubuntu/Xubuntu panel to make space for the ROX 'icon bar'. But this means I still have the Ubuntu/Xubuntu shutdown icon on the 'remaining' *buntu panel. FWIW With CrunchBang Linux the key shortcut that provides for a shutdown still works when using ROX. Slainte, Jim -- Electronics http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scots_Guide/intro/electron.htm Armstrong Audio http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/armstrong.html Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html |
From: Tony H. <h...@re...> - 2010-10-21 16:47:26
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On 21/10/10 09:23, Ariszló wrote: > How do you shutdown/reboot Ubuntu from ROX-Session? > > Logout works fine in home-built ROX-Session 0.41.0 (unlike in 0launch > ROX-Session where even Logout is broken) but Shutdown or Reboot does > not. No problem in Debian Lenny/Squeeze/Sid so I guess this might be > related to Ubuntu's disabled root account but I have no idea how to > fix it. One of the features I added to ROX-Session was the ability to interact with gdm for logging out and shutting down etc. AFAICT Ubuntu hasn't switched to gdm3 yet so I can't think of any reason why that wouldn't work. I don't use ROX any more so I can't remember whether I made the gdm feature automatic or an option in the logout dialog. |