I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
Hi Lisi!
The easy way:
Add this line to /etc/sudoers:
%users ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff
You might want to change change "%users" to the name of the user. Otherwise anybody in the "users"-group is allowed to do power off.
Now crate a Shortcut on the Desktop that executes "sudo /sbin/poweroff"
Test ... but be aware, that the session is not saved!
Nik
Am Montag, 29. Mai 2017 schrieb Lisi Reisz:
I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
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On Monday 29 May 2017 12:41:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi Lisi!
Hi Nik :-) And thanks for the helpful and prompt reply.
The easy way:
Add this line to /etc/sudoers:
%users ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff
You might want to change change "%users" to the name of the user. Otherwise anybody in the "users"-group is allowed to do power off.
Thanks. In this case I want everyone to be able to shut it down!!
Now crate a Shortcut on the Desktop that executes "sudo /sbin/poweroff"
You inspired me to Google again (I didn't know how to do this bit!!!) and I had an entirely relevant Raspberry P hit. Thanks, Nik!
Lisi
Test ... but be aware, that the session is not saved!
Nik
Am Montag, 29. Mai 2017 schrieb Lisi Reisz:
I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
On Monday 29 May 2017 12:41:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi Lisi!
The easy way:
Add this line to /etc/sudoers:
%users ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff
You might want to change change "%users" to the name of the user. Otherwise anybody in the "users"-group is allowed to do power off.
I'll worry about this later - I looked and everything seems to be allowed, and I haven't yet got as far as being asked for a password!!
Now crate a Shortcut on the Desktop that executes "sudo /sbin/poweroff"
I got this far (see below), but it isn't working for various different reasons. Corrections? Anyone?
I get an icon (the wrong one!) and the launcher opens up and asks for an application or a URL. (I started with Type=Command, and that was an even deader loss.)
I shall cross-post to the Debian list, because I am up against time, but I promise to report solutions! (If I am offered any!)
[Desktop Entry] Name=Shut_down Comment=Log out and power off Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/power-button-off_318-42222.jpg Exec=sudo /sbin/poweroff Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Terminal=false Categories=No
Thanks, Lisi
Test ... but be aware, that the session is not saved!
Nik
Am Montag, 29. Mai 2017 schrieb Lisi Reisz:
I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
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On Thursday 01 of June 2017 00:56:18 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Monday 29 May 2017 12:41:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi Lisi!
The easy way:
Add this line to /etc/sudoers:
%users ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff
You might want to change change "%users" to the name of the user. Otherwise anybody in the "users"-group is allowed to do power off.
I'll worry about this later - I looked and everything seems to be allowed, and I haven't yet got as far as being asked for a password!!
Now crate a Shortcut on the Desktop that executes "sudo /sbin/poweroff"
I got this far (see below), but it isn't working for various different reasons. Corrections? Anyone?
I get an icon (the wrong one!) and the launcher opens up and asks for an application or a URL. (I started with Type=Command, and that was an even deader loss.)
I shall cross-post to the Debian list, because I am up against time, but I promise to report solutions! (If I am offered any!)
[Desktop Entry] Name=Shut_down Comment=Log out and power off Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/power-button-off_318-42222.jpg Exec=sudo /sbin/poweroff Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Terminal=false Categories=No
Thanks, Lisi
Test ... but be aware, that the session is not saved!
Nik
Am Montag, 29. Mai 2017 schrieb Lisi Reisz:
I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
I'm not sure if you've noted my link to using dcop:
dcop ksmserver ksmserver logout 0 2 2
See https://andrejserafim.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/kde-shutdown-logout-restart/
On Thursday 01 June 2017 00:21:16 Slávek Banko wrote:
On Thursday 01 of June 2017 00:56:18 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Monday 29 May 2017 12:41:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi Lisi!
The easy way:
Add this line to /etc/sudoers:
%users ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff
You might want to change change "%users" to the name of the user. Otherwise anybody in the "users"-group is allowed to do power off.
I'll worry about this later - I looked and everything seems to be allowed, and I haven't yet got as far as being asked for a password!!
Now crate a Shortcut on the Desktop that executes "sudo /sbin/poweroff"
I got this far (see below), but it isn't working for various different reasons. Corrections? Anyone?
I get an icon (the wrong one!) and the launcher opens up and asks for an application or a URL. (I started with Type=Command, and that was an even deader loss.)
I shall cross-post to the Debian list, because I am up against time, but I promise to report solutions! (If I am offered any!)
[Desktop Entry] Name=Shut_down Comment=Log out and power off Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/power-button-off_318-42222.jpg Exec=sudo /sbin/poweroff Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Terminal=false Categories=No
Thanks, Lisi
Test ... but be aware, that the session is not saved!
Nik
Am Montag, 29. Mai 2017 schrieb Lisi Reisz:
I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
I'm not sure if you've noted my link to using dcop:
dcop ksmserver ksmserver logout 0 2 2
See https://andrejserafim.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/kde-shutdown-logout-restart/
Thanks, Slávek. I noted it but didn't understand it. :-( Sorry. So I googled and got myself in a mess.
I have just been trying with the links offered on the desktop, which I understand a bit better now that I have been struggling with that script.
I'll definitely look at your suggestion now. But as I am in fact almost there with the desktop link via the right-click on the desktop approach (I have just successfully shut it down by clicking on an icon! Just the wrong icon.) I might try to finish that for now and look at this as well! Especially now you have given me more information.
Thank you very much. Lisi
I am just not icon-minded. And my scripting days seem to be behind me. :-(
On Thursday 01 of June 2017 01:39:01 Lisi Reisz wrote:
I'm not sure if you've noted my link to using dcop:
dcop ksmserver ksmserver logout 0 2 2
See https://andrejserafim.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/kde-shutdown-logout-re start/
Thanks, Slávek. I noted it but didn't understand it. :-( Sorry. So I googled and got myself in a mess.
I have just been trying with the links offered on the desktop, which I understand a bit better now that I have been struggling with that script.
I'll definitely look at your suggestion now. But as I am in fact almost there with the desktop link via the right-click on the desktop approach (I have just successfully shut it down by clicking on an icon! Just the wrong icon.) I might try to finish that for now and look at this as well! Especially now you have given me more information.
Thank you very much. Lisi
I am just not icon-minded. And my scripting days seem to be behind me. :-(
Using dcop call of ksmserver should have two advantages: 1) No need to increase user rights == no need for sudo 2) User session will be properly ended (and saved)
Cheers
On Thursday 01 June 2017 00:21:16 Slávek Banko wrote:
On Thursday 01 of June 2017 00:56:18 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Monday 29 May 2017 12:41:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi Lisi!
The easy way:
Add this line to /etc/sudoers:
%users ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff
You might want to change change "%users" to the name of the user. Otherwise anybody in the "users"-group is allowed to do power off.
I'll worry about this later - I looked and everything seems to be allowed, and I haven't yet got as far as being asked for a password!!
Now crate a Shortcut on the Desktop that executes "sudo /sbin/poweroff"
I got this far (see below), but it isn't working for various different reasons. Corrections? Anyone?
I get an icon (the wrong one!) and the launcher opens up and asks for an application or a URL. (I started with Type=Command, and that was an even deader loss.)
I shall cross-post to the Debian list, because I am up against time, but I promise to report solutions! (If I am offered any!)
[Desktop Entry] Name=Shut_down Comment=Log out and power off Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/power-button-off_318-42222.jpg Exec=sudo /sbin/poweroff Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Terminal=false Categories=No
Thanks, Lisi
Test ... but be aware, that the session is not saved!
Nik
Am Montag, 29. Mai 2017 schrieb Lisi Reisz:
I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
I'm not sure if you've noted my link to using dcop:
dcop ksmserver ksmserver logout 0 2 2
See https://andrejserafim.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/kde-shutdown-logout-restart/
I have just read that again, admittedly fast, but I can't see how to turn that into an icon. I'll fiddle a bit.
Lisi
Hi Lisi!
Slavec's idea is defintly better than my sudo thingy. I have attached a working shutdown-entry to this mail, just save it on your desktop and click it :-)
Or change this line in your desktop-entry:
Exec=sudo /sbin/poweroff
to this line:
Exec[$e]=dcop ksmserver ksmserver logout 0 2 2
(I don't know why my Exec has a [$e] and yours not, but ...)
Nik
Am Donnerstag, 1. Juni 2017 schrieb Lisi Reisz:
On Monday 29 May 2017 12:41:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi Lisi!
The easy way:
Add this line to /etc/sudoers:
%users ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff
You might want to change change "%users" to the name of the user. Otherwise anybody in the "users"-group is allowed to do power off.
I'll worry about this later - I looked and everything seems to be allowed, and I haven't yet got as far as being asked for a password!!
Now crate a Shortcut on the Desktop that executes "sudo /sbin/poweroff"
I got this far (see below), but it isn't working for various different reasons. Corrections? Anyone?
I get an icon (the wrong one!) and the launcher opens up and asks for an application or a URL. (I started with Type=Command, and that was an even deader loss.)
I shall cross-post to the Debian list, because I am up against time, but I promise to report solutions! (If I am offered any!)
[Desktop Entry] Name=Shut_down Comment=Log out and power off Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/power-button-off_318-42222.jpg Exec=sudo /sbin/poweroff Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Terminal=false Categories=No
Thanks, Lisi
Test ... but be aware, that the session is not saved!
Nik
Am Montag, 29. Mai 2017 schrieb Lisi Reisz:
I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
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Dne po 29. května 2017 Lisi Reisz napsal(a):
I want to set up a large power-off button, with an icon, preferably on the desktop but on the panel would do. The ordinarily available one will not do because this is for someone with very poor sight and the ordinary power-off button is inextricably linked with lock screen. Well, I can't extricate it.
I THINK I can manage the three other large icons that are needed on the desktop, but this one has stymied me.
I could rephrase the question: how do I produce an icon that, when clicked, operates /sbin/poweroff.
Jessie with TDE 14, installed from Slávek's repositories.
Replacing a badly scammed Windows 7!
Help!!
Lisi
You can initiate shutdown by ksmserver:
https://andrejserafim.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/kde-shutdown-logout-restart/
Cheers
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Dr. Nikolaus Klepp -
Lisi Reisz -
Slávek Banko