Shutdown/restart don't work from X

[Avi Schwartz]

NoOp wrote:

> On 05/08/2008 06:58 PM, Avi Schwartz wrote:
>   
>> For some reason shutdown/restart/log out don't work from X.  All X based
>> application are terminated and I am left with what looks like the root
>> window displaying the Heron background. To shutdown I need to switch to
>> a virtual terminal and shutdown from there as root.  I can also restart
>> gdm and then get back the GUI login screen.
>>
>> Any idea how to fix this (I think) gdm problem?
>>
>> Avi
>>
>>
>>     
>
> This worked for me on my old Clevo (350Mhz):
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/119308
> See:
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/119308/comments/36>
>
> And filed for hardy:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/181892
>   

I don't think this is the same problem.  My machine shuts down fine *if*
I execute "shutdown -h now" from a terminal. It seems the problem is
more with gdm not terminating and stopping the shutdown process.

I have filed a bug about this problem:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/220626

Avi