>> >>> Has anyone set up lightdm? I'm using it with the default config >> >>> file but I get a black screen with no error in Xorg.0.log. gdm >> >>> works fine. Any ideas? >> >>> >> >>> - Grant >> >> >> >> I switched to SLiM and I like it but I wish there were a way to >> >> restart and/or shutdown from the login screen. I had to emerge >> >> xterm to make it work BTW. >> >> >> >> - Grant >> >> >> >> >> > You can type reboot or shutdown for the user then the root password >> > and it will do as you requested. >> >> The problem there is sharing the root password on multi-user systems. >> >> - Grant >> > > do your $MAGIC in /etc/sudoers so users can run > > sudo shutdown -h now > > and no need to share root passwords
Yes, but I've been in the situation with a remote machine where GDM will load but XFCE4 won't and I need the machine rebooted manually by a local user. There's always the power button but that killed a machine of mine just a few days ago. SLiM will reboot or shutdown if you enter reboot or shutdown for the username and the root password, but it doesn't seem to work if you use the password of a user with rights to reboot or shutdown. I just tried it. - Grant
