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<br><font color="#999999">Andrés Muñiz Piniella</font>
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<br>----- Mensaje original -----
<br>> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 09:09:28AM +0000, Andrés Muñiz Piniella wrote:
<br>> > Hello,
<br>> >
<br>> > It used to be the case, at least I seem to remember, that if I was in
<br>> > the log in of ubuntu (now light dm I think) if I pressed the shutdown
<br>> > button (on the hardware) it will give me 60 seconds to shutdown but
<br>> > would eventually shutdown.
<br>> >
<br>> > The reason for this is that some times I turn on the computer but then
<br>> > realize I do not have time or am called elsewhere ( I do not even turn
<br>> > on screen). I would like to shutdown without having to do the hold 5
<br>> > seconds button.
<br>> >
<br>> > Maybe I should not worry about doing a "hard" shutdown during login? I
<br>> > can spare 5 seconds normally.
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<br>> I would not normally recommend holding the power to turn the machine off
<br>> as that just zaps the OS whatever it is doing, not safe. If power
<br>> button used to pop up the shutdown chooser thing (and I do vagly recall
<br>> it doing so) and no longer does, that sounds like a regression and
<br>> something worth filing a bug on.
<br>>
<br>> -apw
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<br>i do not know what regression is but some one beat me to reporting the bug.
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<br><a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/903306">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/903306</a>
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<br>it is wierd that it works once loged in but not during the login screen/unity greeting/lightdm/whatever it is called.
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<br>While i was at it i added myself to the ambience dialog conflict:
<br><a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/857577">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/857577</a>
<br>dialog box is bearely readable in my screen.
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<br>thanks.<br></p>
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