Sorry, no help here but I experience the same. When I log-out from GNOME I get a log in box. I have to go to a virtual consule and log in as user and then as su and run shutdown -h now. John
----- Original Message ----- From: "christophe barbe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 2:13 AM Subject: gnome logout > I can't find why the logout dialog box (debian unstable) doesn't propose me "halt system" and "reboot". I can only answer yes or no to the "really logout?" question. I was thinking it was due to the right to execute the halt and shutdown binaries, so I've set their setuid bit : no change. > On a one-user machine, The more common case is logout_and_shutdown but with my current setting I need to reenter in gdm. > > NB : I post this question to debian-user because I can see the halt and reboot entries on a RH6.2 box with Ximian. > > Christophe > > > -- > Christophe Barbé > Software Engineer > Lineo High Availability Group > 42-46, rue Médéric > 92110 Clichy - France > phone (33).1.41.40.02.12 > fax (33).1.41.40.02.01 > www.lineo.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]