Can't shutdown

[Jim Byrnes]

Colin Law wrote:
> On 12 December 2010 03:29, Jim Byrnes<jf_byrnes at comcast.net>  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?
>
> Don't know why the problem might be occurring but once you get back to
> the login page there should be a power off button at the bottom of the
> screen, which may then allow you to power down.
>

Thanks, I never noticed that it was even there. I tried it but the login 
dialog just remained on the screen.  Patton's terminal solution worked 
for me, so I must have had a GUI problem.

Regards,  Jim