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On 02/18/2012 05:15 PM, 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.