Re: Usability Questions

[Ralph Katz <ralph.katz@rcn.com>]

On 09/06/04 10:20, Ed Sutherland wrote:
> Is there a way to shutdown my computer within Gnome or KDE without having to
> first log-out, then picking 'shutdown'? 

From your terminal window within gnome or kde:
$ sudo halt   # identical to, but shorter to type than, 'shutdown -h now'

Or if you don't yet have sudo installed (you should!):
#su root
Password:
# halt

Regards,
Ralph