problems powering off

[linuxnoob1973]

I have studied the manual and the log off options they are showing are totally different than what I am seeing. I am using Red Hat 8.0 KDE desktop.

When I goto main menu, log off....the only option that I get is to log off. Once I choose this, I am back to a login screen with the only option being to log back on.

I just set up a duel boot machine with RH8 and XP home. I am new to linux, and trying to figure this out. I have already been told that I simply choose to log out and then after I log off I will be presented with the option to power off after I return to the login screen....this is not happening. I only get the option to login.

Help

[PixelSmoke]

after you log off, in the bottom corner it says shut down.

[majorwoo]

with the new redhat 8.0 look and feel once you logout you click

system then reboot/shutdown

also, if you are logged in and want to reboot you can just type reboot and it will (I found that out the hard way a few years ago, when a friend told me i couldnt mess up linux so i was playing.. ) I think he was recompiling his kernel or something else...