SUSE Linux 9.2, don't have shut down option..

[ThePoor]

Hi all,
I'm using SuseLinux 9.2, shomehow the ShutDown option disappear when I click log off... the option was there before, though. anyone know how to get it back when I click log off it should gives me options like: Reset, Shut Down, Log off, Swith User.. Somehow I only got Log off and switch user....I can't get anywhere to shut down the system, unless I press the power button...
Please help, THanks...

[mrmister1]

Have you changed any of the Power Settings or any other settings?

[ThePoor]

I changed alot, I don't remember what changed now...lol

[Statica]

What init level are you using to boot up? If you booted to the console (init 3) and then started your GUI then yes the shutdown shouldn't be there on some builds. If all you use is the GUI then consider changing your init level to boot directly to desktop.

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Alternately, are you logged in as a user with priveleges to shut down the system? If you login as a user with admin priveleges (root?) can you shutdown the system? If you like editing conf files take a look at : /usr/share/config/kdmrc .. what do you see for:
ShutdownButton=RootOnly
ShutdownButton=ConsoleOnly
You can comment out the lines you dont want (both will let you shutdown as non-root and from the GUI).
HTH

[ThePoor]

I logged on as user acct, but there was a shut down button before. When it boot up, it started with DOS like interface.

[Statica]

I don't know how you had the shutdown button before, but if you booted to the console it should not give you the option to shutdown from the GUI. You can either shutdown from the console (by logging off KDE) and then typing shutdown -h or halt (As with Windows .. under no circumstances should you be using the power button to shutdown).
Or you can change your init level to go directly to KDE. Open up the file /etc/inittab in your favorite text editor, scroll through and look for a line: id:3:initdefault: and change teh 3 to a 5 to make it:

id:5:initdefault:

If this does not work, it means that your usergroup does not have the permissions to halt the system. Or you may need to edit the kdmrc file.

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The DOS like interface is what is known as the console. Personally I would prefer booting to the console and then starting the GUI through an issued command.

[ThePoor]

I will try that, thanks statica..

[Floppyman]

The shutdown command is pretty nifty:

To shutdown:

shutdown -h now

To reboot:

shutdown -r now

Good to have if you can't get into the GUI. HTH

[LocoCoyote]

shutdown, halt. reboot all work from the shell.