Can't shutdown
Jim Byrnes
jf_byrnes at comcast.net
Mon Dec 13 18:35:25 UTC 2010
NoOp 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.
> ...
> Sounds as if you are getting stuck in a gdm loop. Check your:
> ~/.xsession-errors and ~/.xsession-errors.old
> to see if there is anything obvious. And of course check your /var/log/
> - dmesg, messages, syslog etc.
I scanned through them but didn't see anything but I've shutdown twice
normally since it happened. I think I will see if it happens again. I
know how to handle it now and will be sure to look at the logs right away.
regards, Jim
> Given that you've already determined that you can shut down from the cli
> and also the gdm screen, I wonder if it might be an
> indicator-applet-session problem. Things you can try:
>
> - right click the indicator-applet-session on your panel and remove it.
> (Note: you can add it back afterwards if you wish - I just find it takes
> up too much real estate on the panel to use.) Then use 'System|Shut
> Down' to see if that works.
>
> - right click the panel and Add the 'Shut Down' applet and see if it
> works from there.
>
> And if none of that works...
> https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text=shutdown+goes+to+logoff
> or
> <https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text=shutdown+goes+to+gdm&field.actions.search=Search>
>
>
>
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