kde 4.6.2 shutdown problem

[Reinhold Rumberger]

On Sonntag 10 April 2011, 13:50:13, Isak Enström wrote:
> On 10/04/11 12:36, pkaplan1 at comcast.net wrote:
> > After upgrading to 4.6.2 on kubuntu maverick, I noticed that the shutdown
> > menu item isn't working correctly.
> > 
> > 
> > Calling shutdown from the K menu causes kde and X to stop, but leaves me
> > at VT1 with a login prompt. I then have to login and issue the shutdown
> > command.
> > 
> > 
> > The only workaround is to issue the shutdown command from the CLI within
> > KDE.
> > 
> > 
> > Has anyone else seen this? Is this a 4.6.2 bug or a compiling bug?
> > Paul
> 
> Must be a compiling bug / *buntu bug because it's working as it should
> here at PCLinuxOS with KDE 4.6.2.

It's a KDE bug which can be worked around quite easily by simply setting the 
shutdown command KDM uses. If you either don't use KDM or got lucky and your 
packager(s) noticed the error and corrected it in packaging, you won't notice 
anything...

 --Reinhold