Excellent, thanks for that Martin. Works like a charm, and I can use 'gdm-signal --reboot' to restart the machine.
Regards, Corey Murtagh -----Original Message----- From: Martin Kreiner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 4 August 2011 7:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Shutdown/Restart/Log Off Applications... hi corey, this command should work for any logged-in user: gdm-signal --halt && killall gnome-session x-session-manager chers, martin Am 04.08.2011 04:25, schrieb Corey Murtagh: > While that works (and it DOES work in most cases) I have a couple of oddball > machines that don't properly handle it, and a whole bunch of users who can't > follow simple instructions. > > I'd still like to find a solution to this if it's possible. > > Regards, > > Corey Murtagh > > *From:*Schatz, Martin [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 August 2011 3:50 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [openthinclient-user] Shutdown/Restart/Log Off Applications... > > Hi corey > Just let them push the powe Button. A menu appears and they can choose... > > Greetings > Martin > > Am 02.08.2011 05:07 schrieb "Corey Murtagh" > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>: > > I'm setting up OTC to get some older machines connecting to a terminal > server and all is working pretty well. To get it to look right though I need > to run a Desktop with no taskbar, or I end up with a minimum of 1 pixel on > one edge of the screen which is outside my terminal server. This works nicely > at the moment. > > > > What I need is some way to allow my users to shut down or restart their > terminals when there is no taskbar present. Is there a simple way to setup > desktop shortcuts for these operations? > > > > The best I've got at the moment is to add commandline applications with > "sudo poweroff" and "sudo reboot" but these are SLOW (several seconds delay > before the TCOS shutdown starts) and they only work if I have autologon > enabled, not when I have users log into their own accounts. > > > > Can I invoke the standard shut down/restart/log off code somehow without > requiring elevated privileges? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Corey Murtagh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ The Open Source Thin Client Solution http://openthinclient.org [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openthinclient-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ The Open Source Thin Client Solution http://openthinclient.org [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openthinclient-user
