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Cancel a shutdown request shuts down anyway

Asked by tadiv

I'm on 14.04 (3.13.0-46 Generic) and using the GNOME Flashback (metacity) desktop - IF I select the icon to access Shutdown, logout, about, etc, and I select Shutdown, there is a dialog popup that asks me to confirm that I want to shutdown. Today I decided that I did not want to shutdown, so I selected the [cancel] button - and the system shutdown anyway. I tried again and it is very repeatable - either button shuts down the system. It seems like this is probably a bug, but I'm not here much and could not figure out how to submit it as a bug.

Tom

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Run:

ubuntu-bug gnome-panel

To start the process. It will be moved by the bug guys if it is appropriate.

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#2

Thanks - bug reported.

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#3

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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Guy Verrijdt (gverrijdt) said : 		#4

Hi, I'm experiencing the exact same bug
Also using Ubuntu 14.04 Gnome Flashback, only Compiz
What happened with the bug-report? Where can I find it?
(sorry for the noob questions... :-()

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#5

In the many messages that followed my bug submission, one said that it was a duplicate of a bug that was fixed in 14.10 - so much for support of the LTS distribution...

Tom

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Guy Verrijdt (gverrijdt) said : 		#6

OK thanks, much appreciated

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#7

Posting additional info now (since there is a fix and I have it installed)... The bug is at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1363630

The short version is 1) in the Software Updater, under settings, check the box next to 'Pre-released updates (trusty-proposed)' - you'll need the root password, close the dialog, and update;
2) run 'sudo apt-get install indicator-session' in a terminal

The fixed package should be installed. I recommend unchecking the box by ' Pre-released updates (trusty-proposed)' so that you don't accidentally install a bunch of proposed code.

Tom

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#8

When I wrote " in the Software Updater, under settings, check the box next to 'Pre-released updates (trusty-proposed)' - you'll need the root password, close the dialog, and update;" - I did not mean "install the updates offered by the Software Updater" - I meant "select the [reload] button" on the dialog that pops up when you close the settings dialog...

Tom

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Guy Verrijdt (gverrijdt) said : 		#9

Installed the fix according to tadivs instructions.
Works now.
Thanks