Thank you for your bug report. What ubuntu version and session do you use? Following your step on a focal GNOME desktop (default Ubuntu session), after step 3 the dialog is dismissed, gedit is on screen and no shutdown happen even after 10 minutes
If you get the issue again could you add your 'journalctl -b 1' log after restarting? -- 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/1878956 Title: Shutdown continues even after cancelled by application To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1878956/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs