Ubuntu
gdm package

No hibernate in gdm system menu (inconsistency against indicator-applet)

Bug #668525 reported by Olivier Mengué
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gdm (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned
indicator-session (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

"Hibernate" is missing in the gdm system compared against the corresponding menu in the Gnome indicator-applet.

gdm lists the following entries in french (fr_FR.utf8):
- "Suspendre" (Suspend): does not means in this context (bad translation) but this is not what this bug is about
- "Redémarer" (Restart)
- "Éteindre" (Shutdown)

indicator-applet has the following entries :
- "Mettre en veille" (Suspend)
- "Hiberner" (Hibernate)
- "Redémarer..." (Restart)
- "Éteindre..." (Shutdown)

The consequence is that when the computer is locked by one user, someone else can not hibernate (for example to move the computer to another place) unless she login. But she can shutdown the computer and destroy the session.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gdm 2.30.5-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 29 22:17:40 2010
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR:fr:en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdm

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Olivier Mengué (dolmen) wrote :
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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :

there is no bug in indicator-session here. it shows what system is capable of.

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Mik (mheder) wrote :

The same situation here.
I try in 2 different PC, one AMD based and another Intel based.
The system is hibernate capable:
dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.UPower" --type=method_call --reply-timeout=6000 /org/freedesktop/UPower org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:org.freedesktop.UPower string:CanHibernate
method return sender=:1.17 -> dest=:1.41 reply_serial=2
   variant boolean true
The "bus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower org.freedesktop.UPower.Hibernate" command working fine, and of course under the logout menu is still working the hibernate. Only under the GDM login window is missing the hibernate option.
The system is a up-to-date Xubuntu 10.10.

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :

indicator-session might be close

affects: indicator-applet (Ubuntu) → indicator-session (Ubuntu)
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Olivier Mengué (dolmen) wrote :

This bug/whish is not about indicator-session. It is about gdm.

Changed in indicator-session (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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