[SOLVED]shutdown/reboot command for openbox menu

ninjaprawn · 2009-01-22 20:03:44

hi

ive just setup slim on my machine to log into openbox on boot. before i used slim, i used to ctrl+alt+backspace to kill X, then ctrl+alt+delete to reboot.

now, slim respawns, i am wondering if i can put a command or script into the openbox menu to reboot/shutdown? i am currently having to open a terminal, login as root, then type a command!

thanks

Last edited by ninjaprawn (2009-01-22 22:16:42)

joephantom · 2009-01-22 20:16:58

you can use sudo (with NOPASSWD), and make a openbox menu entry that executes sudo halt.

Morra · 2009-01-22 20:41:46

menu.xml

<item label="Exit">
    <action name="Exit"/>
</item>

<item label="Reboot">
    <action name="Execute">
        <prompt>
            Are you sure you want to reboot?
        </prompt>
        <execute>
            sudo shutdown -r now
        </execute>
    </action>
</item>

<item label="Shutdown">
    <action name="Execute">
        <prompt>
            Are you sure you want to shutdown?
        </prompt>
        <execute>
            sudo shutdown -h now
        </execute>
    </action>
</item>

ninjaprawn · 2009-01-22 21:20:35

thanks!

ninjaprawn · 2009-01-22 21:26:28

sorry, but does setting up sudo with no password mean that any time sudo is used, no password is ever required, and that root priveleges are obtained??

kevin89 · 2009-01-22 21:30:09

ninjaprawn: You're right, I suggest putting the following into you're /etc/sudoers, so that only shutdown/reboot needs no password:

%users localhost=/sbin/shutdown -h now
%users localhost=/sbin/shutdown -r now

ninjaprawn · 2009-01-22 21:41:59

thanks, i was just trying that! can i replace "%users" with my user name?

also, once all is installed and set up, i go to my menu, click reboot, get the yes/no question, then nuthing happens!

menu.xml

  <separator />
  <item label="Run...">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>bashrun</command>
    </action>
  </item>

<item label="Exit">
    <action name="Exit"/>
</item>

<item label="Reboot">
    <action name="Execute">
        <prompt>
            Are you sure you want to reboot?
        </prompt>
        <execute>
            sudo shutdown -r now
        </execute>
    </action>
</item>

<item label="Shutdown">
    <action name="Execute">
        <prompt>
            Are you sure you want to shutdown?
        </prompt>
        <execute>
            sudo shutdown -h now
        </execute>
    </action>
</item>

  <item label="Log Out">
    <action name="SessionLogout">
      <prompt>yes</prompt>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

</openbox_menu>

jaloz · 2009-01-22 21:47:32

Here's another alternative.

From the slim documentation:

3. Special user names: reboot
You may shutdown, reboot, suspend, exit or even launch a terminal from the SLiM login screen. To do so, enter the appropriate value in the username field, and the root password in the password field:
* To launch a terminal, enter console as the username (defaults to xterm which must be installed separately... edit /etc/slim.conf to change terminal preference)
* For shutdown, enter halt as the username
* For reboot, enter reboot as the username
* For suspend, enter suspend as the username
* To exit to the shell, enter exit as the username

SkonesMickLoud · 2009-01-22 21:47:58

ninjaprawn wrote:

thanks, i was just trying that! can i replace "%users" with my user name?

%users is the group, of which your username is a part of.

ninjaprawn · 2009-01-22 21:57:36

@jaloz
thanks, but if you read what you wrote, that is to be typed in at the login prompt, so of no use.

@SkonesMickLoud

 %users  localhost=/sbin/shutdown -h now NOPASSWD
 %users  localhost=/sbin/shutdown -r now NOPASSWD

with this, nothing happens, so i tried the command in a terminal, and it asks for a password!

ninjaprawn · 2009-01-22 22:16:10

solved!!!

%users  ArchLinux = NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown -h now, /sbin/shutdown -r now

thanks for the advice, i hadnt changed localhost!

Arch Linux

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