Bug 1512662 – gnome-shell throws an exception every time user clicks system menu if logout is disabled

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Bug 1512662 - gnome-shell throws an exception every time user clicks system menu if logout is disabled

Summary:	gnome-shell throws an exception every time user clicks system menu if logout ...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	gnome-shell (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.5
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

Priority	unspecified Severity unspecified
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Florian Müllner
QA Contact:	Desktop QE
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Reported:	2017-11-13 14:36 EST by Ray Strode [halfline]
Modified:	2018-05-17 10:39 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	gnome-shell-3.26.2-2.el7
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Last Closed:	2018-04-10 09:07:25 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
GNOME Bugzilla	790306	None	None	None	2017-11-13 14:37 EST
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2018:0770	None	None	None	2018-04-10 09:08 EDT

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Description Ray Strode [halfline] 2017-11-13 14:36:32 EST

If an admin disables logout for users using polkit:

╎❯ cat /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/90-mandatory.d/disable-shutdown.pkla
[Disallow shutdown]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.power-off*;org.freedesktop.login1.reboot*;org.freedesktop.login1.suspend*;org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate*;
ResultInactive=no
ResultActive=no

Then gnome-shell throws an exception when users click on the system menu:

Nov 13 13:56:01 localhost.localdomain gnome-shell[3346]: JS ERROR: TypeError: childToShow is null
                                                         AltSwitcher<._sync@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/status/system.js:70:13
                                                         wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
                                                         SystemActions<._updatePowerOff@resource:///org/gnome/shell/misc/systemActions.js:335:9
                                                         wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
                                                         SystemActions<._updateHaveShutdown/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/misc/systemActions.js:326:13
                                                         _proxyInvoker/asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/overrides/Gio.js:90:13

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 09:07:25 EDT

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:0770

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