shutdown as a user problems

[Brian J. Tarricone]

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On 11/17/2006 6:38 PM, Anthony Ewell wrote:
> Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
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>> On 11/17/2006 6:11 PM, Anthony Ewell wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>>    I am trying to set up my first Linux workstation.
>>> I am using XFce 4.2.
>>>
>>>     I have done several servers before and always had root
>>> privaliges.  I can shutdown, poweroff, and reboot from
>>> a command line, but not from the XFce power button.
>>> I read the section in XFce session and added the
>>> requested line to sudoers:
>>>
>>> %users  ALL=/sbin/shutdown
>>> %users  ALL=/sbin/halt
>>> %users  ALL=/sbin/poweroff
>>> %users  ALL=/usr/bin/reboot
>>> %users  ALL=/usr/local/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper
>>>
>>> When I try to power off, I get asked for the root's
>>> password, which I dutifully enter, then I get told I
>>> do not have permission.  No joy is to be had.
>>>
>>> What am I missing?
>> You sure you're getting asked for the *root* password...?
>>
>> (Hint: you aren't. ^_^)
>>
>> 	-brian
> 
> I thought I was.  But, it does not matter.  This is a test bed
> and I set all the passwords the same: root, users, everyone.
> :'(    AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Try running /usr/local/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper in a terminal and
see what it outputs.  Stupid question, but xfce *is* installed to
/usr/local, right?

Otherwise, Benny'll have to help ^_~.

	-brian

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