On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 12:58, Derek Neighbors wrote:
> Mike Starke said:
> > On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 10:31:15AM -0700, Liberty Young wrote:
> > /_I'm using GDM (debian stable, gnome2.2 woody-backports), and for
> > while, /_i was able to shutdown the system from the login screen just by
> > clicking /_on *shutdown
> > /_
> > /_After a recent set of updates, i now have to type in the root
> > password. /_I see the wisdom in making the default behaviour like this;
> > however, /_from my laptop, it isn't cool. I sometimes let my girlfriend
> > or friends /_borrow my laptop, and I am no longer able to ask them to
> > shutdown the /_computer for me without giving them my root password!
> > /_
> > /_Any ideas? I'm checking google and my config files, but I can't seem
> > to /_figure out which file to edit, and which option to set.
> 
> I think you could make it so that CTRL-ALT-DEL shuts down the computer. 
> Thus circumventing GDM.
> 
> In /etc/inittab:
> 
> Change:
> 
> From
> ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now
> 
> to
> ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -h now
> 
> Change the -r(eboot) to a -h(alt)
> 
> -Derek
> 

<sigh> I guess i could do that...It use to be that GDM (i think i'm
using gdmgreeter) USE to have the shutdown do just that...I'm seeing
posts on debian mailing lists on how that feature shouldn't be the
default...though no mention on how to turn it back on...anybody have
clues on whether or not it is compiled in? Do others have to do the same
thing on their debian boxen?