Re: Logging out of X Windows
On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Carl Fink wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 06, 2000 at 02:59:16PM -0700, Cameron Matheson wrote:
>
> > I am sorry for asking so many questions, but I am only fifteen, so I don't
> > have any sort of large income to spend on books.
>
> No problem. That's what this list is for.
>
> On the other hand, a very quick ckeck of Deja or the mailing list
> archives would have answered this question.
>
> > I was just wondering if I am logging out of X Windows correctly. When I am
> > at the log-in screen, I am pressing Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, and then
> > Ctrl+Alt+Delete. This cleanly unmounts everything, but I was wondering if
> > their was an easier way.
>
> Yes. But it depends on what you're running (in terms of window
> manager/environments). This always works: at an xterm prompt (or
> equivalent) su to root and type
>
> reboot
>
> or perhaps
>
> halt
>
> depending on what you're doing.
If you use gdm, in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf you'd find SystemMenu entry; set it
to 1 (SystemMenu=1), and you'd have a System menu on the gdm login panel.
With the menu, you can reboot and shutdown the system right from the login
panel.
Oki
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