When I want to shut down, I use on/off switch. No permissions needed.
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From: James GriffinSent: Friday, August 30, 2013 6:00 AMTo:
misc@openbsd.orgSubject: Re: user can not shutdown PC in xfce

!-- On Fri 30.Aug'13 at 9:08:05 BST, Fung (fungm...@qq.com), wrote:
> ------------------ Original ------------------
> From: "Tomas Bodzar"<tomas.bod...@gmail.com>;
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Fung <fungm...@qq.com> wrote:
>
> > 1. root login xfce can shutdown the pc smoothly using mouse.
> > 2. other user in xfce can not shutdown the pc, why?
> >
> > # visudo
> > ...
> > %wheel ALL=(ALL) SETENV: ALL
> > share ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/local/lib/xfce4/session/xfsm-shutdown-helper
> > ...
> >
> > # id share
> > uid=1000(share) gid=1000(share) groups=1000(share), 0(wheel)
> >
> >
> > # sysctl kern.version
> > kern.version=OpenBSD 5.4-current (GENERIC.MP) #48: Sat Aug 24
20:31:41
> > MDT 2013
> > dera...@i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP
> >
> >
> > # cat /usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes/xfce-4.10p0
> > said
> > Logging out and shutting down the computer
> > ==========================================
> > If your installation supports complete shutdown, clicking on the
logout
> > button on panel will permit you to either logout, rebooting or halt
> > the computer, provided you have the needed sudo credentials.
> > If you don't want to have to enter your password, simply add this
line
> > to the /etc/sudoers file using visudo:
> > $your_username ALL=NOPASSWD:
> > /usr/local/lib/xfce4/session/xfsm-shutdown-helper
> > ==========================================
> >
>
> are you in operator group? ;-)
>
> $ ls -l /sbin/shutdown
> -r-sr-x--- 1 root operator 222416 Aug 20 00:46 /sbin/shutdown
> $
>
> .
>
>
> hi, tomas,
>
> Shutdown in xfce not work with operator group .
>
> BTW, from terminal , user share can halt -p/ shutdown the system.
>

You could use a better Window Manager/Desktop. The cwm in base is
excellent. Also, fvwm2 in packages is excellent (I use that one), so are
some tiling WM's, like dwm and spectrwm.

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