Can't shutdown

[Patton Echols]

On 12/11/2010 07:29 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and seem to be stuck in an endless loop where I 
> can't shutdown the computer.  I click on the shutdown symbol in the top 
> tray and select shutdown from the drop down menu.  I get the shutdown 
> confirmation dialog and select OK and the screen blanks.  Then a dialog 
> appears asking if I want to log in as my username or other.  I then end 
> up back on the desktop.
>
> How can I correct this so I don't have to simply use the power switch?
>
> Thanks,  Jim
>
>   
I don't know what the GUI problem might be. But in a terminal try:

$ sudo shutdown -h now

If that works, then I'd guess a GUI problem.

-- PE