Bug#261980: gnome-session: Shutdown/reboot option does not ask for password

[Josselin Mouette]

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reassign 261980 gdm
thanks

On jeu, 2004-07-29 at 12:53 +0200, Jaume wrote:

> The new feature to shutdown/reboot the machine on the logout does not ask
> for the root password.

> This could cause data loss, if some other user is logged in remotelly (vi=
a ssh)=20
> or in a text console. Only users authorised by root should be able to reb=
oot
> the machine. (NOTE: gdm allows me to reboot the machine, but it asks for =
the
> root password before proceeding)

All the security is delegated to GDM, as this feature only calls
gdmflexiserver and asks for shutdown using the SUP protocol. As such,
this should probably be handled by GDM.
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