In 8.04 even a non-power user could turn off the computer even if other people was logged in, not anymore. How do I enable it again. I don't want to let all my user be power-users, but I will let them turn off the computer locally even if someone else is logged in.
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[code]...
What to do to fix this?
It seems that the updgrade that I made in my ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04 turned to be a downgrade... I am having some glitches here!
First, started off that I couldn't turn off or reset my computer using the power buttons, it simply logs out.
I found a similar problem in a thread and I got this solution:
Code:
Then I forced it to shut off with the command: sudo poweroff
When I turned it on again my icons like Trash bin, Netowrk meter, Keyboard layout have disappeared from my panels...
And it doesn't shut off anymore (it did for a couple times only).
I installed ubuntu 10.10 on a desktop to use for a media server, and plus some. Everything worked! I proceeded to install the nVidia driver for the 9800gt After it was installed I rebooted per the notification after installation.So now my computer loads directly into terminal and I can't start the GUI. I tried startx but it gave that whole warning about the "nopowerconnectorcheck".
So I've done my research and I bought a 650w psu. Still no dice. I know that there is a way to turn off the power connector check but I have no Idea how.
my laptop has a bad power connector on the motherboard so its constantly making the "power manager" box pop up and it annoys the hell out of me. since its loose it will keep popping up over and over. i either have to click the webpage to put it in the background or click "ok" or "cancel" 20 times to close them all. i like the dark grey box that pops up in the corner but the one in the middle of the screen sucks. is there someway to disable it?
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Code:
gnal 15, shutting down
init: dbus main process (775)
killed by TERM signal
init: Disconnected from system bus
and then stopped there. I then have to manually and physically power off the computer.
When turn off the computer he is half-second off, and then immediately the same turn himself again. Such problems with Lenny, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Windows and Ubuntu 9.04 was not. Noticed on Debian 6.0, Ubuntu 10.04 and above, OpenSUSE 11.4. And only on my computer. How do I fix this?
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