shutdown as a user problems

[Erik Harrison]

On 11/17/06, Anthony Ewell <aewell at gbis.com> wrote:
> 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!!!!!
> >
> > 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
> >
>
> 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.)
>

And what is it's output?

> -T
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Erik

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