I can confirm this bug too. But it does not happen everytime, just from time to time.
My System: OS: Ubuntu 13.10 saucy Kernel: x86_64 Linux 3.11.0-20-generic Gnome 3.9.90 WM: GNOME Shell GTK Theme: Adwaita [GTK2], Adwaita [GTK3] CPU: Intel Core i5 CPU M 430 @ 2.267GHz GPU: GeForce GTS 250M DRIVER: nvidia-304 I'll try to find something interesting in the logs and append it if it occurs the next time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315425 Title: Cannot shutdown or reboot system from Gnome or gnome-terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1315425/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
