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arch_gala

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Registered: 2011-03-23

Posts: 25

LXDE reboot/shutdown not working

I use LXDE as my desktop but I can't shutdown or reboot by using the menu.

My login manager is LXDM, and it can reboot/shutdown.

System is up to date.

Any ideas ?

Gcool

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Registered: 2011-08-16

Posts: 1,456

Re: LXDE reboot/shutdown not working

Try to be more precise.
And verify this in the meanwhile.

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nbvcxz

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From: Poland

Registered: 2007-12-29

Posts: 202

Re: LXDE reboot/shutdown not working

Just check if you have polkit installed and running.

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arch_gala

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Registered: 2011-03-23

Posts: 25

Re: LXDE reboot/shutdown not working

Worked very well before updating to systemd, when all hell broke loose.

upower is installed, and my user is in the power group, among other.

more specific you say? I can try...

In order to shutdown (or reboot) the PC I must do one of these:
- log out and shutdown from the login manager;
- open a terminal and enter shutdown command as root (which then proceeds to a lightning fast shutdown taking less than 5 seconds).

System is an old Acer AOA150 laptop, with Intel Atom N270 CPU.

polkit is installed and running, since I can add/remove or connect/disconnect from wireless networks with nm-applet.

Just to clarify the shutdown command is "systemctl poweroff"

Last edited by arch_gala (2014-03-08 00:15:57)

circleface

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Registered: 2012-05-26

Posts: 639

Re: LXDE reboot/shutdown not working

What happens when you try to shutdown?  Do you get any errors, or does it just hang and do nothing?

arch_gala

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Registered: 2011-03-23

Posts: 25

Re: LXDE reboot/shutdown not working

On some occasions it will not turn off the PC, just hangs with blank screen after all services have been stopped, but before partition unmount.

However most of the time it works all the way.