On 10/12/17 04:45, Tom Furie wrote:
On Sat, Dec 09, 2017 at 10:17:45AM -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
On 12/08/2017 05:12 PM, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:
Something I did *not* understand when I saw it in operation was why
a password was needed at the terminal but not from within the GUI's
"Applications > Log Out" menu path.
Thank you Cindy, now I don't have to point out the obvious! :) Ric
Apart from the minor detail where in a properly network transparent
environment X sessions do not always occur at the console.
Polkit can tell the difference:
- Local XFCE shutdown (debian/sid, systemd): no prompt
- Remote XFCE shutdown via VNC tunnelled through SSH (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
systemd): password prompt
I think these are sensible defaults.
Kind regards,
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Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand