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root.uid0

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Registered: 2006-10-28

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Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

Hey. I am new here. I have a question.. I can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue.

I am running on Debian SID 2.6.18 kernel, and on Xfce 4.3.99..

thehundredthone

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Registered: 2004-02-23

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

are you featured in /etc/sudoers for shutdown or all with nopasswd?

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root.uid0

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

what exactly lines I need in sudoers?

metalmodman

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Registered: 2006-10-09

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

I have the same problem

root.uid0

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

are you featured in /etc/sudoers for shutdown or all with nopasswd?

What lines I need in sudoers ?

fatcat

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Registered: 2004-05-11

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

# Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
%admin  ALL= NOPASSWD: ALL

gives privileges to all in admin group. Just an example.

Nick

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

You need something like this:

%users ALL = NOPASSWD:<prefix>/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper

Use visudo for adding the sudo rule.

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root.uid0

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Registered: 2006-10-28

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

Thanks guys, it works..

my sudoers has this line

# User alias specification
%users ALL = NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper

root.uid0

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

Hey, I forgot to try it.. but I can choose restart or shutdown, but it wants password (root and user passwd not work)

TomE

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Registered: 2005-02-05

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

its "/usr/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper" for 4.4

root.uid0

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Registered: 2006-10-28

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

Now it works.. Thanks guys

my sudoers

Aurora:/home/bright# cat /etc/sudoers
# /etc/sudoers
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
#

Defaults        env_reset

# Host alias specification

# User alias specification
bright ALL=(root) NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper

# Cmnd alias specification

# User privilege specification
root    ALL=(ALL) ALL

metalmodman

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Registered: 2006-10-09

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

I cant write to it and im using the root terminal

root.uid0

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Registered: 2006-10-28

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Re: Xfce 4.3.99.1 -- can't shutdown or reboot PC from shutdown dialogue

I cant write to it and im using the root terminal

type visudo logged as root, and write these lines

user ALL=(root) NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper

where user means your account, which do you want to allow to shutdown computer..
REMARK: xfsm-shutdown-helper is in /usr/sbin only in Debian distro.. if you have another distro, you need to
replace /usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper to /usr/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper