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How do DE's call ACPI functions?
Okay, first off, this is not a problem I am facing, but I would like to understand this better.
If I wish to shutdown / reboot my machine from the command line I need to call:
$ sudo poweroff
$ sudo ...
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Shutting down from X without a desktop environment
I have recently given up my Desktop Environment and am now only using a Window Manager (i3) and X. It all works very well and I do not miss much. Except for one thing: the shutdown button. I can now ...
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Can I allow a non-root user to log in when /etc/nologin exists?
Suppose a non-root user with sudo privileges executes a delayed shutdown (shutdown +10 or whatever) and logs out. Then, before the shutdown occurs, he wants to log back in and cancel the shutdown. The ...
