Re: GUI/Wmaker system shutdown app?

[Philipp Lehman <lehman@gmx.net>]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
[...]
>I'm aware that wdm can be used to log off the system, but this requires
>a two-step process:
>
>  - Exit the existing WMaker session.
>
>  - Log off via wdm (providing yet another password).  Even if the user
>    is permitted to log off the system (rather than restricting logoffs
>    to root), the password needs to be entered, *after* exiting the
>    windowmanager.

Actually, that's a _true_ feature, that is: you can turn it off. In
/etc/X11/wdm/wdm-config, set:

	DisplayManager*wdmVerify:       false
	DisplayManager*wdmRoot:         false

>For my parents, this is excessive loop-jumping.

You decide.

-- 
Philipp Lehman <lehman@gmx.net>