Re: Problem with rebooting or shutting down the system
* Hooman <a_linux_newbie@yahoo.ca> [030820 15:14]:
> Hi,
> I have recently made my Debian linux working. Now,
> when I boot the system, I see a login screen in which
> I can login as a regular user with Gnome or KDE. The
> problem occurs when I want to logout and reboot or
> shutdown the system. As I click on logout on both
> Gnome and KDE, I only get "logout" option. That option
> returns me back to the login screen and there, I don't
> know how to get out. Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't work.
> Any idea or solution???
There are a number of ways to reboot or halt the computer. I will
suggest one that I think might be most appropriate for you.
Sounds like you are using xdm for logging in. I believe gdm and/or kdm
provide a little menu on the "login" screen that let you reboot or
halt the machine. xdm does not.
Solution: use gdm or kdm.
HowTo: apt-get install gdm ( or apt-get install kdm)
Note: If you are already using gdm or kdm but see no reboot or halt
option, then you need to reconfigure them. For example try
"dpkg-reconfigure -plow gdm". If this does not work, you can configure
gdm with its own gui: "gdmconfig" (sorry don't know about kdm).
Cheers,
Nick.
PS. Ctrl-Alt-Del will reboot if you are at one of the consoles
(Ctrl-Alt-n, where n is 1-6).
PPS. Ctrl-Alt-7 should get you back to X.
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