Description of problem: I installed F17 Alpha RC2+updates inside KVM. After boot there is no poweroff/reboot option in GDM. I have to log in in order to power off the machine. This is a regression from F16. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdm-3.2.1.1-14.fc17 gnome-shell-3.3.5-2.fc17 How reproducible: always
I'll check whether this manifests also on bare metal.
Since I suppose the option for poweroff/reboot should be there, I'm proposing this as a Beta blocker: All release-blocking desktops' offered mechanisms (if any) for shutting down, logging out and rebooting must work https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_17_Beta_Release_Criteria
On bare metal there is just 'suspend' menu item, no poweroff/reboot either.
Discussed at 2011-03-02 blocker review meeting. Agreed this is not a blocker: the criterion requires that the options *that are present* must work, it doesn't require any particular options to be present or not present. We are a bit worried about this bug, though, because 'do it via GDM' is the 'official' GNOME answer to 'how do I reboot / shutdown?' With shutdown / reboot in GDM broken, the only way you can possibly shutdown/reboot graphically from GNOME is the un-discoverable alt key workaround. So we may accept this as a final blocker if it's not fixed by then. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers
Re-proposing as F17 Final Blocker. Ray, can you please confirm that this is a bug and it is not an intended behavior?
I have found the problem. If I install ConsoleKit, volume control and power control (reboot, poweroff) icons appear in GDM. But, because ConsoleKit should be removed from the default installation [1], we can't just add it back, can we? GDM has to be patched to work without ConsoleKit properly. [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ckremoval
yup, indeed, if ConsoleKit removal is the cause here the fix is to make gdm work correctly without CK, not reinstate CK. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers
This is waiting for an accountsservice patch from Lennart; should arrive next week
It would be good if you guys could try and ensure this shows up in good time for Beta. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers
Should be fixed with accountsservice 0.6.17 and gdm 3.4.0.1 - we'll get those out as updates soon.