Shutdown is too easy

[brettholcomb at bellsouth.net]

The XFCE docs or a post here mentioned that you have to enter a line in the sudoers file.   I did that but it didn't work until I added my user to the sudoers file and allowed that user to shutdown and reboot.  Check man sudoer for details on the file and how to edit it.  In the Xfce setup tools you can have it ask for confirmation and whether or not to save the desktop before you log out.

> 
> From: Arnaud <yoda_81fr at yahoo.fr>
> Date: 2005/07/20 Wed AM 09:31:23 EDT
> To: xfce at xfce.org
> Subject: Re: Shutdown is too easy
> 
> 
> It's like you at home and I don't understand why and how to solve this
> problem!
> Could you explain the right method.
> 
> I use XFCE with a debian linux
> 
> Thanks a lot
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Le 20/7/2005, "brettholcomb" <brettholcomb at bellsouth.net> a écrit:
> 
> >How do you have it set up.  It wasn't an option on mine unless I set the users up in the sudoers file.  Until then there was no way I could shutdown from xfce - all I could do as a user was exit.
> >
> >>
> >> From: "David A. De Graaf" <dad at datix.2y.net>
> >> Date: 2005/07/19 Tue PM 11:33:08 EDT
> >> To: xfce at xfce.org
> >> Subject: Shutdown is too easy
> >>
> >> The 'exit' popup window offers three choices:
> >>   - Quit current session
> >>   - Reboot the computer
> >>   - Turn off the computer
> >>
> >> The convenience of single clicking to shut down the computer is vastly
> >> exceeded by the danger.  I would like to delete or disable this
> >> third option.  Such an irreversible action should take more effort.
> >>
> >> In preparation for a trip, I was experimenting with running a VNC
> >> connection from a laptop over an SSH tunnel to my main home computer.
> >> (XFCE works great in this configuration!)  However, I accidentally clicked
> >> "Turn off the computer".  Luckily I was sitting at home and could push
> >> the power button to turn it back on, but the thought of doing this while
> >> away from home is too scary to think about.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to remove this dangerous option?
> >>
> >> --
> >> 	David A. De Graaf    DATIX, Inc.    Hendersonville, NC
> >> 	dad at datix.2y.net     www.datix.us
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