(solved) Reboot and SHutdown from XFCE

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-07 15:39

I installed XFCE on my antix 12 test and managed to get it to start at boot, however, there doesn't seem to be a way to reboot it or shutdown. I get the log out dialog but reboot and shutdown are greyed out. what am I missing?

thanks.

male · posted: 2012-03-07 20:50

-Install the package

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policykit-1

or

-try it Alt+F2

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xfwm4

seems to be a bug in xfce

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-07 21:43

thanks. policykit was already installed and I think all that would happen running xfwm4 is it would say it's already running.

Dave · posted: 2012-03-08 19:03

I have found you will need to edit"/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.consolekit.policy" as root and change all instances between"<defaults>" and"</defaults>" to the following

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<defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
</defaults>

Make SURE to do a BACKUP of the file

To do this do
menu --> run
type: gksu xfce4-terminal
press: enter / return
type: your root password
press: ok
in terminal
type: cp /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.consolekit.policy /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.consolekit.policy.backup
press: enter/return
type: leafpad /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.consolekit.policy
press: enter / return
DO THE EDITS, the file should then look similar to

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
"-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1.0/policyconfig.dtd">

<!--
Policy definitions for ConsoleKit
-->

<policyconfig>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop">
    <description>Stop the system</description>
    <message>System policy prevents stopping the system</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
    </defaults>
  </action>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multiple-users">
    <description>Stop the system when multiple users are logged in</description>
    <message>System policy prevents stopping the system when other users are logged in</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
    </defaults>
  </action>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart">
    <description>Restart the system</description>
    <message>System policy prevents restarting the system</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
    </defaults>
  </action>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart-multiple-users">
    <description>Restart the system when multiple users are logged in</description>
    <message>System policy prevents restarting the system when other users are logged in</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
    </defaults>
  </action>

</policyconfig>

file --> save
close leafpad, and terminal

This may then require a logout / reboot, I am not 100% sure though.

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-08 20:13

didn't work. __{{emoticon}}__

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-08 20:36

I probably messed something up trying to get xfce installed and working. this is my .xinitrc file...

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#----------------------------------------------------------------------
# .xinitrc file
#
# AUTO-GENERATED by antiX-init.sh on Tue Mar  6 11:20:08 EST 2012
#
# This file was auto-generated.  If you want to customize it you MUST
# DELETE the line above or your changes will be lost on the next boot.
#
# Alternatively, simply put your changes in .xinitrc-custom.
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

[ -x ~/.xinitrc-custom ] && ~/.xinitrc-custom

[ -f ~/.Xmodmap ] && xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap

case"$1" in
    Rox-icewm|rox-icewm)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="rox-icewm"
        echo"rox-icewm" > $HOME/.wallpaper/session
        rox --pinboard=antiX-ice
        exec icewm-session
        ;;
    icewm)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="icewm"
        echo"icewm" > $HOME/.wallpaper/session
        sed -i -e"s/rox --pinboard=antiX-ice &/#rox --pinboard=antiX-ice &/" $HOME/.icewm/startup
        exec icewm-session
        ;;
    Rox-fluxbox|rox-fluxbox)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="rox-fluxbox"
        echo"rox-fluxbox" > $HOME/.wallpaper/session
        rox --pinboard=antiX-fb
        exec startfluxbox
        ;;
    fluxbox)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="fluxbox"
        echo"fluxbox" > $HOME/.wallpaper/session
        sed -i -e"s/rox --pinboard=antiX-fb &/#rox --pinboard=antiX-fb &/" $HOME/.fluxbox/startup
        exec startfluxbox
        ;;
    dwm)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="dwm"
        exec dwm
        ;;
    Rox-jwm|rox-jwm)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="rox-jwm"
        echo"rox-jwm" > $HOME/.wallpaper/session
        rox --pinboard=antiX-jwm
        exec jwm
        ;;
    jwm)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="jwm"
        echo"jwm" > $HOME/.wallpaper/session
        sed -i -e"s/rox --pinboard=antiX-jwm &/#rox --pinboard=antiX-jwm &/" $HOME/.jwm/startup
        exec jwm
        ;;
    wmii)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="wmii"
        exec wmii
        ;;

    # Default: xfce
    *)
        export DESKTOP_CODE="xfce4"
        echo"xfce4" > $HOME/.wallpaper/session
        #rox --pinboard=antiX-ice
        exec xfce4-session
        ;;
esac

another thing that happened is rox-icewm nor icewm show up as options when I go to the login screen and press F1.

anticapitalista · posted: 2012-03-08 21:06

change-default-desktop in /usr/local/bin should set up slim and .xinitrc correctly for xfce4

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-08 22:13

anticapitalista wrote:change-default-desktop in /usr/local/bin should set up slim and .xinitrc correctly for xfce4

well, I installed xfce with the meta package installer and after logging out xfce did not show up as one of the available wm's so I modified the .xinitrc file to get it to autostart.

I'm not nearly Linux savvy enough to figure out the problem.

anticapitalista · posted: 2012-03-08 22:36

Go to /usr/local/bin and click on change-default-desktop file (in rox), give root password and set up default for xfce

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-08 23:03

anticapitalista wrote:Go to /usr/local/bin and click on change-default-desktop file (in rox), give root password and set up default for xfce

thank you. that did fix my problem as far as all the wm's showing up in the login screen. I still can't restart or shutdown once I'm in XFCE, I can only log out.

dark-D · posted: 2012-03-08 23:08

have a look at this
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xfce#Shutting_down.2C_rebooting.2C_and_automounting_from_within_Xfce"
linktext was:"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xf ... ithin_Xfce"
====================================

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-08 23:35

dark-D wrote:have a look at this
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xfce#Shutting_down.2C_rebooting.2C_and_automounting_from_within_Xfce"
linktext was:"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xf ... ithin_Xfce"
====================================

well, I did look at the link and found this section...

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Shutting down, rebooting, and automounting from within Xfce

    Make sure that dbus is enabled in the DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf.
    Make sure that you are using exec ck-launch-session startxfce4 in ~/.xinitrc (along with sourcing xinitrc.d scripts, which is done for you in the skel file) or a ConsoleKit/PolicyKit capable display manager.
    If no display manager is used:
        Make sure you use the bash_profile method to auto-login (not inittab).
        For automounting to work the default Policykit has to be edited

I tried editing the .xinitrc file to say"exec ck-launch-session startxfce4" as opposed to"exec xfce4" but either one gets me xfce as the default but neither let me reboot or shutdown. I'm guessing the"along with sourcing xintrc.d scripts" may be the problem but I have no idea what scripts should be there or how etc. like I said, I'm not very Linux savvy.

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-09 10:01

ok, I thought maybe visual aids would help. whenever I go to log out, reboot, shutdown etc. in icwm or fluxbox or jwm etc I get this dialog...

whenever try the same thing when in xfce I get this dialog...

perhaps xfce wants to see GDM? how can I get xfce to use the former dialog?

anticapitalista · posted: 2012-03-09 11:26

You could edit the xfce menu or its taskbar/tray to include /usr/local/bin/exitantix.sh

No idea how to do that though as I don't use xfce.

loukingjr · posted: 2012-03-09 11:28

thanks. I'll give it a try. __{{emoticon}}__