These days you get a dialog with a 60 second countdown to auto shutdown.
Also data is not allowed to sit in the cache for more than a few seconds
before being flushed normally, so an idle locked computer won't lose
anything if it loses power. If you must shutdown blind, alt-sysrq-s
will force a
Ok this version works actually.
There are 3 files - main event handler, that in parallel ( ) executes the
-nice version (for GUI)
and the -raw version (for hard shutdown).
This is because (at least on my box) then nice version that tries to run
DCOP does not work but it hangs for around 30
** Attachment added: acpi-shutdown-patch-replace-rafal_v2.tar.tar
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20301677/acpi-shutdown-patch-replace-rafal_v2.tar.tar
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logout box + no way to kill computer = data corruption
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285141
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Oh my god I *again* lost load of files due to power outage + now way to
quickly (~30 seconds UPS) shut down the damn box when screen is not
working.
Also, lots of programs are really unresistant to data file corruptions - not
even a warning message oh pony I lost my files. Please restore file
** Description changed:
- Bad design of logout in Ubuntu (gnome, kde, etc) leads to at least 2 use
- cases with possible data corruption from having to hardly shutdown the
- computer (i.e. power off).
+ Bad design of logout in Ubuntu (gnome, kde, etc) leads to at least DOZEN
+ use cases with
** Description changed:
Bad design of logout in Ubuntu (gnome, kde, etc) leads to at least 2 use
cases with possible data corruption from having to hardly shutdown the
computer (i.e. power off).
Use case 1 - confirmation on power button
Power goes out, PC is on UPS, monitor is not
** Changed in: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided = Wishlist
Status: New = Confirmed
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logout box + no way to kill computer = data corruption
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285141
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Use case 2:
Thunderstorm closes in but you left PC running.
Family member / coworker / etc wants to turn it off, but ooops - need a
password to unlock X...
you wait for thunderstorm or hard-power-off again.
Here, also adding a Power Off button to the password query would be nice.
Please don't do
