Re: gnome shutdown no longer asks for root password

["B.Hoffmann" <dark.project@virgin.net>]

On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 23:22 -0800, Nick Dreyer wrote:
> When I initially got my gnome desktop up and running (default debian 3.1r1
> install), I was glad to see that it would not let you shut the system down
> without asking for root's password.
>
> Something has happened since then - I have no idea what - that causes the
> shutdown sequence to start of immediately when initiated from a desktop
> session (Actions --> Log Out --> Shut down) without requiring root's
> password.
>
> Can anyone help me find out what happened, and how to restore the (to me)
> important shutdown password security measure?
>
> Thanks so much in advance for your help.
>
> Nick

You can configure this on the login screen if I remember correctly - under system or actions- which is where you probably told it recently not to ask for the password, hence the change.
You can change this under the Login Screen setup menu in gnome -> security -> allow configuration from the login screen, so these mistakes do not happen again.

Regards,

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B.Hoffmann