I am not able to reproduce this in a Trusty VM. I can shutdown both from the menu and using "gnome-session-quit".
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254350 Title: "Shut down" in unity-2d-panel does not work after upgrade Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I upgraded from 12.04 to Trusty, and when I did so, the "shut down" button did not work. That is, no dialog appeared after I pressed it. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: unity-2d-panel 7.1.2+14.04.20131106.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-43.66~precise1-generic 3.5.7.23 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-43-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: openafs ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,grid,resize,gnomecompat,imgpng,regex,place,mousepoll,snap,move,session,animation,wall,fade,expo,workarounds,scale,ezoom,unityshell] Date: Sat Nov 23 18:25:27 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (250 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-23 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1254350/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp