On 10/12/17 04:45, Tom Furie wrote:
On Sat, Dec 09, 2017 at 10:17:45AM -0500, Ric Moore wrote:On 12/08/2017 05:12 PM, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:Something I did *not* understand when I saw it in operation was why a password was needed at the terminal but not from within the GUI's "Applications > Log Out" menu path.Thank you Cindy, now I don't have to point out the obvious! :) RicApart from the minor detail where in a properly network transparent environment X sessions do not always occur at the console.
Polkit can tell the difference: - Local XFCE shutdown (debian/sid, systemd): no prompt- Remote XFCE shutdown via VNC tunnelled through SSH (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, systemd): password prompt
I think these are sensible defaults. Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand