[desktop-discuss] Do we need add 'reboot' and 'shutdown' menu for root user?

[yandong.yao]

Hi Calum,

Calum Benson 写道:
> On Tue, 2006-07-25 at 10:47 +0800, yandong.yao wrote:
>   
>> Hi guys,
>>
>>     currently there is no 'reboot' and 'shutdown' menu in jds, so
>> every time i want to shutdown my machine, i need launch one terminal
>> and execute some command. it is uncomfortable for novice user and even
>> for many desktop user. So how about to add these menu into JDS?
>>     
>
> Those menu items are in the UI spec, but I don't think we ever resolved
> exactly how we wanted to implement them-- ideally, it should probably be
> some sort of role-based access solution.
>
> In the meantime, you can enable it for all users on your system by
> editing /etc/X11/gdm/custom.conf, and adding the line:
>
> SystemMenu=true
>
>   
thank you, yes this does work. but it will be a little complex for some
users.

regards,
Yandong

> to the [greeter] section, and restarting gdm.  This will also add the
> ability to shut down and reboot from the login screen.
>
> Cheeri,
> Calum.
>
>