[Solved] Won't power off or turn off

[Jack]

I install Mate 3.1 on a 4gb thumb drive. I format the thumb drive ext4 and install Mate on it. My question is everything seem to work, but when I shut it down it won't power shut the power off on the laptop (CQ50). If I just press the power button and turn it off will it hurt any files on the thumb drive? Hope this enough info.

[beny]

hi, try to type in console: shutdown or poweroff command if work for you when you have to close session with porteus.

[Jack]

I'll try that when I shut it down, but right now I'm doing a big download.

[beny]

maybe if you use guest account do not have the right in power group...but i can be wrong

[Jack]

Here what I came up with.

1. As GUEST will not power off.
2. As ROOT it will now power off.

So for now on I will log out as GUEST and then log in as ROOT then power off. Unless it can be fixed.

[francois]

Please try in always fresh mode for guest and report the result. It happens that the save folder gets corrupted. If this is the case try with a new save folder.

You can also keep it as it is and write a script for shutdown for guest. And even if you want sign an icon to that script and place that icon in the panel.

[Jack]

I try in always fresh mode and it power off. I install Mate 2 times and not on the same thumb drive and the same thing happen. "It wouldn't power off." I will live with that. I guest.

[tome]

Try shutdown in terminal as guest with this:

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/usr/bin/dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit" /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Manager org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager.Stop

[Jack]

Try shutdown in terminal as guest with this:

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/usr/bin/dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit" /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Manager org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager.Stop

It seem to work at lease it shut down.

[tome]

Download shutdown.desktop file from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7elwcgmk5mwtmme/FmFMsdUIO8 -> other files and place it in /usr/share/applications. Now you can add shutdown launcher somewhere in panel.

[Jack]

Guest what it started turning off like it should now. I did what the member told me to do and most did work. Now it works at lease for now. Thanks for now.

Jack

[francois]

Write it solved.