Am I thick or what?

[Lynnzer]

I just installed the Mandriva 2007 free installation last night.
This is my first attempt to use Linux so I have no expereience of it. Anyway, all fired up and working, configured my screen and things and then couldn't see any shut down icon anywhere.
I didn't dare shut down with the power button in case I corrupted something so it's still running in the living room.
Where the hell is the shutdown button?

[daark.child]

If using KDE: Menu Button -> Logout and click on "Shutdown" in the resulting dialogue box. In GNOME: Click on Desktop -> Logout/Shutdown.

[Lynnzer]

If using KDE: Menu Button -> Logout and click on "Shutdown" in the resulting dialogue box. In GNOME: Click on Desktop -> Logout/Shutdown.

Just getting the log out option. No other options coming up in this. After log out there isn't anything else to do. No other options except log in again.

[devils casper]

Just getting the log out option. No other options coming up in this. After log out there isn't anything else to do. No other options except log in again.

isn't there any option like 'Session' or 'System Menu' at Login Screen?

[Lynnzer]

isn't there any option like 'Session' or 'System Menu' at Login Screen?

Nope!!!!
From the KDE Log Out screen all that happens is that I get the option "End Session for Userf"
When I do this the screen just goes default blue and the Welcome to localhost log in box appears showing just the log in name and password.
I'll see if I can switch to Gnome instead. I don't if this is possible from the control panel but I'll give it a go anyway.

[fingal]

It sounds like a problem with the display manager. For some reason Mandriva often ships with XDM enabled ... which isn't very functional. You need KDM ... This laptop is dying so got no way to explain much more

[djap]

as temporary solution I would suggest shutting down from command line.
just open konsole and type

su
(your root password)
shutdown -h now

or press Ctrl+Alt+F5 (any from F1 to F6 will do) login with username "root" and

shutdown -h now

[Lynnzer]

as temporary solution I would suggest shutting down from command line.
just open konsole and type

su
(your root password)
shutdown -h now

or press Ctrl+Alt+F5 (any from F1 to F6 will do) login with username "root" and

shutdown -h now

Thanks guys. Have installed Ubuntu now instead. I got fed up with trying to sort out Mandriva.
Seems to me that myy transition to linux will not be an easy one as I cannot find drivers for several things and I just ain't any good with command line stuff yet.
Perhaps that's why XP (now Vista) is the default click'ngo package for most folk.
I'm nothing if not a tryer though.

[daark.child]

Thanks guys. Have installed Ubuntu now instead. I got fed up with trying to sort out Mandriva.

I don't think there was any need to change your distro. Your problem was quite easy to fix. What I suspect could have happened is that you set (or the installer did) your system security to "high" at install time which prevents normal users from being able to shutdown the system. The solution in your case would have been to change the security-level to normal.

[mattgold]

I don't think there was any need to change your distro. Your problem was quite easy to fix. What I suspect could have happened is that you set (or the installer did) your system security to "high" at install time which prevents normal users from being able to shutdown the system. The solution in your case would have been to change the security-level to normal.

I had the same problem, can't remember if I set security to high when installing though. I just hit the power button when back at the login screen and the system shuts down cleanly.

I'm sure I used to know how to change the security level, but I can't see any options in the Linux Control Center ???