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#1 2009-04-05 16:49:57
- SomeGuyDude
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[SOLVED] Shutdown/Reboot in compiz-deskmenu not working
Hey guys, I can't seem to get my compiz-deskmenu to make my computer reboot/shutdown. I'm using the same entries that I do in my OB menu (where it works fine).
gksudo 'shutdown -r now'gksudo 'shutdown -h now'I get no response whatsoever from the deskmenu. I can't find a way to get it to spit an error message at me from the terminal, either. Any hints?
EDIT: I do have gksu installed.
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#2 2009-04-06 19:53:03
- Morra
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Re: [SOLVED] Shutdown/Reboot in compiz-deskmenu not working
gksudo 'shutdown -r now'
Could it be a problem with those single quotes? Have you tried with double quotes or without any quotes?
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#3 2009-04-07 00:02:37
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Re: [SOLVED] Shutdown/Reboot in compiz-deskmenu not working
Tried both, yeah. There was an option in there initially, some command I replaced, but I can't recall what it was.
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#4 2009-04-07 00:46:58
- wankel
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Re: [SOLVED] Shutdown/Reboot in compiz-deskmenu not working
Tried both, yeah. There was an option in there initially, some command I replaced, but I can't recall what it was.
try "sudo shutdown -h now" and "sudo reboot" and add yourself to the wheel group.
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#5 2009-04-07 01:49:14
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Re: [SOLVED] Shutdown/Reboot in compiz-deskmenu not working
I'm in the wheel group, but wouldn't sudo commands require me to be in the terminal to punch in the password? That's why I'm using gksudo, it creates a popup.
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#6 2009-04-07 03:57:47
- nickoljt
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Re: [SOLVED] Shutdown/Reboot in compiz-deskmenu not working
try using a terminal in the desk-menu command instead of gksudo: urxvt -e sudo shutdown -h now
(or xterm -e sudo shutdown -h now)
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#7 2009-04-07 12:43:17
- Morra
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Re: [SOLVED] Shutdown/Reboot in compiz-deskmenu not working
gksudo some command -> Works fine.
gksudo shutdown -h now -> Nothing happens.
Workaround could be a script:
#!/bin/bash
gksudo 'shutdown -h now'Then start the script from Compiz-menu.
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#8 2009-04-07 18:51:29
- SomeGuyDude
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Re: [SOLVED] Shutdown/Reboot in compiz-deskmenu not working
D'oh! I'm an idiot. That's what I had been doing last time. Hence the saved commands from my compiz config file!
Thanks!
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