Shutdown/restart don't work

[Tony Pursell]

On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 19:50 +0300, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have made a clean install with Ubuntu 10.04.1 x64, and when I try to
> shutdown or restart by clicking on the name applet on the right, it does
> nothing, as if I did not perform the command.
> 
> However if I press the power button, it shuts down normally as
> configured, and if I press ctrl-alt-delete in a console, it reboots
> normally.
> 
> Anyone having solved this issue?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> -- 
> Ioannis Vranos
> 
> C95 / C++03 Software Developer
> 
> http://www.cpp-software.net
> 
> 

There is a bug that happens when you select Shut Down... then Confirm it
in the Shut Down dialogue, and nothing happens. 

Is this what you are getting?  

If it is then you have to Exit the OpenOffice.org Quickstarter first. 

See

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/562027

Tony
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