Ubuntu
gdm package

gdm does not honor disable_restart_buttons

Bug #494366 reported by NoOne Else
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gdm
Expired
Low
gdm (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
gdm3 (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

Following http://live.gnome.org/GDM/2.22/Configuration, I run as root on Karmic the command

#> gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_restart_buttons 1

which yields

#> gconftool-2 -g /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_restart_buttons
true

However, after restarting gdm or rebooting the machine, the GDM greeter still shows the shutdown, suspend, and hibernate options and they still work.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 9 09:32:22 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 [modified: var/lib/gdm/.gconf.defaults/%gconf-tree.xml]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic
SourcePackage: gdm
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64

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NoOne Else (nooneelse-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

thank you for your bug report, did you try to change the key for the gdm user rather?

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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NoOne Else (nooneelse-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Yes, without success.

Logged in as root, I ran

#> sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_restart_buttons 1
#> sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 -g /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_restart_buttons
true

After restarting gdm or rebooting the machine, the GDM greeter still shows the shutdown, suspend, and hibernate options and they still work.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
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NoOne Else (nooneelse-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Reported it as https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=604250

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
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Eshat (eshat-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Right-clicking the key, and setting it as default for the sytem fixed the problem for me (see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=599762).

After loging ut the button for halt and restart disappeared.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gdm:
importance: Unknown → Low
status: Unknown → New
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gfunkdave (spam-gfunkdave) wrote :

Eshat Cakar's suggestion of right-clicking the key and choosing Set As Default works in Ubuntu 10.04 but not in 10.10. This bug should remain open.

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Lenin (gagarin) wrote :

This bug also exists in Debian with the source package gdm3, but the real gdm software version is 2.x (at least for stable to sid, but not experimental)

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Lenin (gagarin) wrote :

there's a patch?
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=5;filename=dont-show-shutdown-options-when-not-available.patch;att=1;bug=628032

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gdm3 (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gdm3 (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gdm:
status: New → Expired
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