Ubuntu can be shutdown from lock screen without password

somebody.mozfr somebody.mozfr at gmail.com
Mon Jul 27 10:36:06 UTC 2015


Le 27/07/2015 12:28, Jatin khatri a écrit :
> On Monday 27 July 2015 03:33 PM, somebody.mozfr wrote:
>> If someone has access to your laptop, he can shut it down by pressing 
>> the power button or removing the battery anyway.
>>
>> I think that's why it's not protected : it would not prevent anyone 
>> from shutting it down. And this shutdown is less dangerous for your 
>> data than a "hard reboot" with the power button.
>>
>> Le 27/07/2015 11:37, Jatin khatri a écrit :
>>>
>
> thanks for your reply
>
> but it is strange ... it should not allow shutdown using soft button ( 
> top right corner) ..at least it should ask for password before shutdown
>
> I'm totally agreed that it can be shutdown using power button without 
> any authentication ...that the different story
>
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If I want to shut down your laptop without asking you, you want me at 
least to use the soft shutdown, because otherwise I could damage some 
data, especially if you have an important process running. I think it's 
good.
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