Can't shutdown computer

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I recently updated using zypper, now I can’t shutdown the computer

ksmsever-logout-greeter crashes

I have tried to kil the pid without succes

How do I shutdown my computer?

Thank you

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Hi
Check you have all updates, so open a terminal session and switch to root user;


zypper ref
zypper up -t patch

Manual shutdown from terminal as root user;

systemctl poweroff
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Thank you ](https://forums.opensuse.org/member.php/740-malcolmlewis) malcolmlewis](https://forums.opensuse.org/member.php/740-malcolmlewis)

Here are the results of the zypper commands

Leap-15:/home/user # zypper ref
Repository 'libdvdcss repository' is up to date.                                               
Repository 'Packman Repository' is up to date.                                                 
Repository 'nvidia' is up to date.                                                             
Repository 'openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Non-Oss' is up to date.                                         
Repository 'openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Oss' is up to date.                                             
Repository 'openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Update' is up to date.                                          
Repository 'openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Update-Non-Oss' is up to date.                                  
All repositories have been refreshed.
Leap-15:/home/user # zypper up -t patch
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following item is locked and will not be changed by any action:
 Available:
  pattern:games

Nothing to do.
Leap-15:/home/user #

Does this mean i will always have to shutdown using
systemctl poweroff

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Did you shut down using the command Malcolm gave?

After that, did you test another shutdown the normal way?

If not, try it. Maybe the problem is gone, now. (I have seen it occasionally happen in some circumstances, but work fine at the next shutdown.

Also, as an added bonus, I will give you a second command that does the same thing (again, as root):

shutdown now

There is also a:

reboot now

which will do as it says, reboot your PC.

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Hi
Hopefully not, the system powered down ok before? No changes in your BIOS with regard to power settings?

After you powered off manually with the systemd command, on the next restart is it back to normal?

Check the journal logs to see where it is hanging, maybe acpi related.

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I’ve seen that happen with NVIDIA driver updates on 42.3 Press CTRL-ALT-backspace twice to kill KDE you can then shutdown from logon screen