Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 441313
[RFE] Set BootManager=None in /etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc
Last modified: 2008-04-10 08:56:20 EDT
Description of problem: In KDE 3.5.9 (or up to kde-settings-3.5-38) the entry for "BootManager" is not set. With KDE4 it is set to "BootManager=grub". So if you want to reboot from KDM directly you have to choose which grub entry should be used after the next boot. IMHO this is a little bit confusing, at least if you update your system "in the normal way". So there will always be two kernels listed (and maybe the "Other" entry for Windows). But a normal user will maybe expect that a hit on "Reboot" just reboot his machine Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kde-settings-kdm-4.0-15 How reproducible: ever Steps to Reproduce: 1. Make sure that there is more than one entry in /etc/grub.conf 2. Start kdm 3. Hit reboot Actual results: You have to choose one entry to actually reboot. Expected results: The machine just reboot.
This is also reported to cause issues with SELinux, though I can't find the bug report anymore.
I'm against changing this (I added BootManager=grub on purpose). :) You'll only see reboot options if you press-n-hold reboot button. Simply clicking reboot will reboot into grub's default choice.
(In reply to comment #2) > You'll only see reboot options if you press-n-hold reboot button. Simply > clicking reboot will reboot into grub's default choice. This behaviour is not working with KDE4's KDM anymore (at least for me/my mouse) . Now I have to select an entry everytime. A short single click doesn't work.
worksforme. Wait, I see the opposite, I don't see any list of options on press-n-hold anymore. ??
See also: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=374011 for the SELinux trouble.
confirmed ok here with selinux=enforcing. But, due to selinux policy (bug #373011), BootManager=grub doesn't work, so I guess there's no point in trying to use it.
fixed in rawhide * Thu Apr 10 2008 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 4.0-18 ... - kdmrc: [Shutdown] BootManager=None (#441313)