[Solved] Can't shutdown, only logout

Squall · 2009-03-07 22:07:21

Hi there,

on my PC is Archlinux with Xfce4.6 with SLiM as login manager running. It work's well, except of the shutdown. :cry:
Every button is grey/unavailable excluding the logout one.

Does somebody know, how to fix it?

Regards,
Squall

SimonJ · 2009-03-08 03:40:31

I don't know your setup but they greyed out buttons you describe resemble a session started from the TTY and not a login manager. I would check the info on the Slim login manager and see what it supports.

Pindakoe · 2009-03-08 08:27:17

You also should have access to shut a PC down via Xfce's session manager. This is done via /etc/sudoers, following line:

username localhost = NOPASSWD: /usr/lib/xfsm-shutdown-helper

Replacing username by %users gives all users access to shutdown. You can edit the sudoers file with the command visudo (but only as root).

diilbert · 2009-03-09 12:44:29

Pindakoe wrote:

You also should have access to shut a PC down via Xfce's session manager. This is done via /etc/sudoers, following line:
username localhost = NOPASSWD: /usr/lib/xfsm-shutdown-helper
Replacing username by %users gives all users access to shutdown. You can edit the sudoers file with the command visudo (but only as root).

It is actually smile

username localhost = NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper

Squall · 2009-03-09 15:16:26

Hi there,

thanks for your answers.
I tried it with sudo (before I hadn't it installed), but it still doesn't work. In Archlinux the path to xfsm-shutdown-helper is /usr/lib/xfce4/xfsm-shutdown-helper.
My line in "visudo" is:

christian localhost = NOWPASSWD: /usr/lib/xfce4/xfsm-shutdown-helper

Perhaps there's something wrong in my line?

A friend of mine, who also uses Archlinux with Xfce says it works with gdm. Maybe I should try gdm?

Regards,
Squall

Pindakoe · 2009-03-09 18:51:57

Hmmm -- this gets beyond my knowledge (also -- I do not know SLiM or what sort of specifics it may have). Just one question to be certain -- SLiM is starting Xfce via a call to xfce4-session (similar point as made by SimonJ)?

Wapush · 2009-03-09 21:45:28

Squall wrote:

christian localhost = NOWPASSWD: /usr/lib/xfce4/xfsm-shutdown-helper
Perhaps there's something wrong in my line?

You can try with NOPASSWD rather than NOWPASSWD

eriefisher · 2009-03-09 23:21:06

How is slim staring xfce? Does it use .xinitrc, .xsessions or just startx?

I use slim with .xinitrc and use this line:

*)
    exec startxfce4
    ;;

This is with 4.4.2 though.

xfcelav · 2009-03-10 12:22:09

Try this:

addgroup your_user powerdev

Squall · 2009-03-10 17:13:40

eriefisher wrote:

How is slim staring xfce? Does it use .xinitrc, .xsessions or just startx?
I use slim with .xinitrc and use this line:
*)
    exec startxfce4
    ;;
This is with 4.4.2 though.

Pindakoe wrote:

Hmmm -- this gets beyond my knowledge (also -- I do not know SLiM or what sort of specifics it may have). Just one question to be certain -- SLiM is starting Xfce via a call to xfce4-session (similar point as made by SimonJ)?

It uses .xinitrc as it seems. First, when I don't had a .xinitrc file, I must create one to login with SLiM.
The content of my .xinitrc file is:

exec ck-launch-session startxfce4

Wapush wrote:

You can try with NOPASSWD rather than NOWPASSWD

Sorry, it was. I couldn't copy it out of my console, so I had to type it. roll

xfcelav wrote:

Try this:
addgroup your_user powerdev

My system doesn't provide the tool addgroup, but I tried with gpasswd -a christian powerdev and it told me:

unknown group: powerdev
gpasswd: Permission denied.

And then I've tried using gdm but it still does not work. I start gdm with /etc/inittab ->

x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon

If it doesn't work with SLiM nor with gdm, what can I do? :-(

Regards,
Squall

Squall · 2009-03-10 19:17:08

Okay, I think I got the problem!
In the sudo configuration I wrote:

christian localhost=NOPASSWD:/usr/lib/xfce4/xfsm-shutdown-helper

A friend gave me a link to the Archwiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/All … _way:_Xfce
I noticed, that I have to add my hostname, which I can figure out with the command "hostname". (I didn't need it, because I know the hostname of my Arch. ;D I just needed it to realize, that I cannot use localhost.
After replacing localhost by tux (my hostname lol ), it worked.

Thanks a lot for your answer! smile

wlkngowl · 2009-03-11 08:46:55

I used to not have this problem, then realised that when I did (after suspending my laptop instead of shutting down).

I remembered what changed: I went to Session and Startup, and in the General tab enable "Prompt on logout".

bohu · 2011-04-21 18:03:21

I don't remember what hostname I set at install. How do I find out?

jeromeg · 2011-04-24 08:29:12

bohu: "hostname" in a terminal

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