lxsession-logout waits 2s for a reply from dbus from the shutdown/reboot request. That does not leave a lot of time to enter your password.
Patch to increase time to 6--- lxsession-0.4.6.1.orig/lxsession-logout/dbus-interface.c +++ lxsession-0.4.6.1/lxsession-logout/dbus-interface.c @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static struct { DBusConnection * connection; /* Handle for connection */ } dbus_context; -enum { DBUS_TIMEOUT = 2000 }; /* Reply timeout */ +enum { DBUS_TIMEOUT = 60000 }; /* Reply timeout */ /* FORWARDS */ gboolean dbus_ConsoleKit_CanStop(void); 0s: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1132693 Title: very short authentication timeout for Lubuntu shutdown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxsession/+bug/1132693/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs