Re: Wheezy, XFCE: system shutdown

[Hartwig Atrops <Hartwig.Atrops@arcor.de>]

On Monday 19 November 2012 20:05:15 Go Linux wrote:
> --- On Mon, 11/19/12, Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> wrote:
> > From: Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us>
> > Subject: Re: Wheezy, XFCE: system shutdown
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Date: Monday, November 19, 2012, 12:51 PM
> > * On 2012 19 Nov 12:46 -0600, Hartwig
> >
> > Atrops wrote:
> > > xfce4-power-mangager was missing, but installing it did
> >
> > not solve the problem.
> >
> > > group settings: there is no group named *power* or
> >
> > similar. What would be the
> >
> > > rigth group configuration?
> >
> > My user is in the powerdev group.  I get even the
> > Suspend and Hibernate
> > buttons on this desktop machine even though I don't use
> > them.
> >
> > $ cat /etc/group | grep power
> > powerdev:x:115:username
>
> I'm on gnome squeeze right now, am NOT in the powerdev group and still have
> working hibernate suspend.  Will check xfce wheezy groups in a bit.

Hmm...

I have a Squeeze / XFCE installation running on a Sun Blade 100 (Debian 
Sparc), the buttons are all there and are usable.

Groups:

root@PEKING:~# grep power /etc/group
powerdev:x:110:

i.e. group exists, but no users in it

Shutdown works anyway.

Regards,

   Hartwig