Can't shutdown

[Jim Byrnes]

Patton Echols wrote:
> 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
>

That worked, thank you.  I'm not experienced enough to realize I had a 
GUI problem and not a system problem.

Regards,  Jim