ffi Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi I´m new to Linux and just installed Mandriva 2006.0 this week, previously I played a little bit with Knoppix. I have one question ( for now.... :) ) : When I log out I´m not offered any options except for ¨End current session¨, I went to K Menu->System->Configuration->KDE->Components->Session Manager I ticked the ¨Offer shut down options¨ but it doesn´t seem to work. Any help appriciated :) [moved from Tips & Tricks by spinynorman - welcome aboard :)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Welcome aboard. :) Go to the Mandriva Control Center (MCC, aka "Configure your computer") and change the security settings on your computer from "high" to "normal". Otherwise, only root is allowed to shut down the machine due to the very restrictive security settings. We just had this topic discussed here: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=30638 PS: Tips and tricks is for offering "tips and tricks", not for asking questions. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 (edited) Welcome aboard. :) Go to the Mandriva Control Center (MCC, aka "Configure your computer") and change the security settings on your computer from "high" to "normal". Otherwise, only root is allowed to shut down the machine due to the very restrictive security settings. We just had this topic discussed here: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=30638 Thanks for the quick answer but my security setting is ¨Standard¨ (btw when logged in as root and trying to log out the other options are also missing) PS: Tips and tricks is for offering "tips and tricks", not for asking questions. ;) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Edited February 5, 2006 by ffi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Checkout what permissions you've set for system shutdown via Mandrake Control Center. A quick hack is chowning /sbin/halt - but this is a slight security risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 As it was just a nearly fresh installation I decided to re-install, the problem seem to be fixed :) Altough I know have a totally unrelated problem .rpm files don't install anymore, instead I get a dialogue box asking me which program I want to use to open. With the other install these installed without any problem :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Can you still install them from a terminal? rpm -i <packagename> (for all options, take a look at rpm --help). If you have this many problems, I wonder if your CDs were burned well... You should go to the easyurpmi site ( http://www.mandrivausers.org/easyurpmi/index.php ) now and update your system. It might solve your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Can you still install them from a terminal? rpm -i <packagename> (for all options, take a look at rpm --help). If you have this many problems, I wonder if your CDs were burned well... You should go to the easyurpmi site ( http://www.mandrivausers.org/easyurpmi/index.php ) now and update your system. It might solve your problem. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It strange, I tried another re-install and the rpm still does not have an association. Another weird thing is "man" from the console did not seem to work either. Might try burning another CD :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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