Dear All,
Since a certain time (?), I have to give the root password to be able to switch my machine off.
In addition, most of the times, but not every, the machine just reboots and doesn’t switch off.
What is wrong ?
Thanks You in advance
Jerome
We need definitely more information. What openSUSE level, which desktop (or none). How do you try to shur down, from where (ther are myriads of ways to to interface to shut down).???
> What is wrong ?
to me it sounds like you found Personal Settings > Configure Desktop >
System Administration > Login Manager > Shutdown > Administrator
Mode, gave your root password and then changed the "Allow Shutdown
Local from “everybody” to “only root”
and, on the same page you no longer have in the
Commands Halt block: /sbin/halt
and in the Commands Reboot block: /sbin/reboot
but i’m just guessing…i guess a root owned file or two could have
corrupted…
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palladium
Hello,
I feel sorry for that but I run a suse in french.
What is “personal settings”?
Do you mean yast?
I just don’t know where to configure my desktop.
Thank you in advance
Jerome
no, not YaST
ok, see, there are SO many variables (and, since you have not said i
don’t even know if you are running 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, SLED, Gnome,
KDE3, KDE4, or XP!!) but if you are running a KDE, then TRY this:
hold down the left Alt key and then press and release the F2 key…a
blank should pop up, in it type
kcontrol
if you are lucky a window will pop up where you can nav to System
Administration > Login Manager > Shutdown > Administrator
Mode
and, after giving the root password you can REset it to allow everyone
to shutdown and to halt when told to…
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palladium
Hello,
I run suse 11.1 with gnome configuration
Thank You
Dear All,
Can Anyone help on this matter?
Thank You in advance
Jerome
Something more I found,
In the window where I have to insert the su password to shut shown,there is a link :org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multple-users
I f I open it, I find a menu where to customise my desktop. Everything is locked. Also tried logging as root, unsuccessfully.
How can I access to that ?
Many Thanks in advance for Your help.
Jerome
My guess might be in yast.
Open the terminal as su fire-up **/sbin/yast2 security **
Under boot settings change the option in shutdown behavior of login manager to all users.
Hello,
Sorry but it didn’t change anything.
Modify the freedesktop consolekit parameters is still not possible.
Any other good idea?
Thank You in advance
Jerome
Dear All,
I tried to uninstall the gnome policykit. This way, I have no password ti set to switch my machine off, but this is no possible to switch off anymore.
I am really upset of this.
I m trying suse to find something lighter than winxp but actually, my system is even heavier.
To be in the obligation to give a root password to switch a machine off is something unbelievable.
And that nobody knows how to change this is even worse. I cant believe every gnome user has to do that way ?
This no progress at all.
Jerome
Dear Palladium,
I gave every other necessary information regarding my system.
Is it anything else missing ?
Thanks for your support.
Jerome
New User X wrote:
> Dear Palladium,
> I gave every other necessary information regarding my system.
> Is it anything else missing ?
i do not run Gnome, you need help from others…
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palladium
Have a lot of fun…
> i do not run Gnome, you need help from others…
should have said two more things:
-
sorry i can’t be more helpful, and
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maybe you should post again, with a new thread and new subject like
maybe:
What is ‘personal settings’/kcontrol when using Gnome
then, give all your information in the first note, and wait for a
french speaking Gnome expert to help you…
it is EASY to fix once you find the Gnome equal of kcontrol either in
the menu system or by Alt+F2 popup…
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palladium
Have a lot of fun…