Re: Can't do a shutdown

From: Michael Heiming (michael+USENET_at_www.heiming.de)
Date: 11/26/03


Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:44:16 +0100

Robert <Robert@amm.com> wrote:

> I have two redhat 8.0 systems with KDE.

> One of them when I go to logout I have options of turn off computer,
> logging out and restart computer.

> The other one just gives me an option of logging out.

> I am logged in as root on both systems.

You shouldn't login to KDE as root, there's not a single reason.
Setup a user and use it, if you really need to do something as
root, open some xterm, type 'su -' and you are root, or use sudo.

> I'm new to linux and trying to learn step by step as I run into
> different problems.

KDE control center --> System --> Login Manager --> Sessions
"Allow shutdown"

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Michael Heiming
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