These days you get a dialog with a 60 second countdown to auto shutdown.
Also data is not allowed to sit in the cache for more than a few seconds
before being flushed normally, so an idle locked computer won't lose
anything if it loses power. If you must shutdown blind, alt-sysrq-s
will force a s
** Attachment added: "acpi-shutdown-patch-replace-rafal_v2.tar.tar"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20301677/acpi-shutdown-patch-replace-rafal_v2.tar.tar
--
logout box + no way to kill computer = data corruption
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285141
You received this bug notification because
Ok this version works actually.
There are 3 files - main event handler, that in parallel ( & ) executes the
-nice version (for GUI)
and the -raw version (for hard shutdown).
This is because (at least on my box) then nice version that tries to run
DCOP does not work but it hangs for around 30 seou
Oh my god I *again* lost load of files due to power outage + now way to
quickly (~30 seconds UPS) shut down the damn box when screen is not
working.
Also, lots of programs are really unresistant to data file corruptions - not
even a warning message "oh pony I lost my files. Please restore file XY
Use case 2:
Thunderstorm closes in but you left PC running.
Family member / coworker / etc wants to turn it off, but ooops - need a
password to unlock X...
you wait for thunderstorm or hard-power-off again.
Here, also adding a Power Off button to the password query would be nice.
Please don't do
** Changed in: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
Status: New => Confirmed
--
logout box + no way to kill computer = data corruption
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285141
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
-
** Description changed:
Bad design of logout in Ubuntu (gnome, kde, etc) leads to at least 2 use
cases with possible data corruption from having to hardly shutdown the
computer (i.e. power off).
Use case 1 - confirmation on power button
Power goes out, PC is on UPS, monitor is not
** Description changed:
- Bad design of logout in Ubuntu (gnome, kde, etc) leads to at least 2 use
- cases with possible data corruption from having to hardly shutdown the
- computer (i.e. power off).
+ Bad design of logout in Ubuntu (gnome, kde, etc) leads to at least DOZEN
+ use cases with possi
