Bug#749279: gnome-shell: shutdown not working without systemd as init

[Laurent Bigonville]

Le Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:30:23 +0200,
Tuxicoman <debian at jesuislibre.net> a écrit :

> With GDM3 3.8.4-9, i still cannot shutdown from gnome shell as a user
> without systemd-sysv package.

Is systemd-shim installed on your machine?

> Le dimanche 25 mai 2014 à 23:37 +0200, Laurent Bigonville a écrit :
> > Le Sun, 25 May 2014 23:00:42 +0200,
> > Tuxicoman <debian at jesuislibre.net> a écrit :
> > 
> > > Dear Maintainer,
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > > The shutdown function in Gnome shell (click on the menu on the top
> > > right corner of the screen then choose the shutdown option) is not
> > > working anymore.
> > > 
> > > I switched to systemd by installing systemd-sysv package and this
> > > solved the current issue.
> > > 
> > > I think it's a important bug for an everyday use of Debian.
> > > 
> > > Another workaround for now, if you don't want to change the
> > > default init, may be to give sudo access to the shutdown command,
> > > but that sounds weird no?
> > 
> > I've been able to reproduce this with gdm3 3.8.4-8.1 installed in a
> > VM. I see no logind session registered at all.
> > 
> > After upgrading to 3.8.4-9 I can shutdown properly. I think this bug
> > has the same root cause as #747210.
> > 
> > Could you please try to reproduce this bug? Otherwise I'll merge it
> > with #747210.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Laurent Bigonville
> 
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