On Sunday 19 Feb 2012 00:30:23 Grant wrote:
> >>> Has anyone set up lightdm?  I'm using it with the default config
> >>> file but I get a black screen with no error in Xorg.0.log.  gdm
> >>> works fine. Any ideas?
> >>> 
> >>> - Grant
> >> 
> >> I switched to SLiM and I like it but I wish there were a way to
> >> restart and/or shutdown from the login screen.  I had to emerge
> >> xterm to make it work BTW.
> >> 
> >> - Grant
> > 
> > You can type reboot or shutdown for the user then the root password
> > and it will do as you requested.
> 
> The problem there is sharing the root password on multi-user systems.

Unless you allow shutdown in sudo for your user group?

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Regards,
Mick