[ubuntu-za] System won't shut down

Bill Cairns cairnsww at gmail.com
Thu Feb 3 13:24:17 UTC 2011


On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks - so this normal user bill does not have the authority to shut
> down. How can I get it back again?
>
> Big Bill
>
To answer my own question: I went to System - Administration - Users
and Groups. and changed my Account Type from Custom to Administrator.

Now I can shut down in the normal fashion.

Thanks for the hint. How what got changed I have no idea!

Bill



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