On 18/04/07, Ian Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Shawn Walker wrote:
> On 18/04/07, Alan Coopersmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Tom Haynes wrote:
>> > So I read Pedro's question as why isn't there a "Turn off Computer"
>> > button/menu item available from either the login screen or from the
>> Gnome
>> > Desktop Main Menu? If I'm transitioning to OpenSolaris from other
>> OSes,
>> > I expect to see that type of functionality.
>>
>> Because the GNOME support to add those items depends on hooks in the
>> gdm display manager, but Solaris still uses dtlogin by default. If
>> you switch to gdm, they should become active, or if you wait a couple
>> more builds (nv_63 I think) they should become active when using dtlogin
>> too.
>>
>> To switch to gdm:
>> http://blogs.sun.com/darren/entry/using_gdm_instead_of_dtlogin
>
>
> I seem to recall it not being available under users other than root
> even when using GDM in the past...am I totally off?
>
Considering the GDM screen *is* the login screen, this would be rather
difficult!
No, I meant, being logged into gnome from gdm, but as a user other
than root, the shutdown, whatever options wouldn't be available. When
using gdm, and logged in as root to gnome, then the options were
available.
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Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
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