shutdown as a user problems

[Anthony Ewell]

Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
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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!!!!!
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> 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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I did an "ls -al" on it and it really is there.  It is
also owned and grouped by "root.root".  (I vaguely remember
ownership had something to do with it, but can not recall
which archive I read it in.)

-T