Dan, such a simplification would require coordination between the kernel and desktop teams, and in Ubuntu's current development process would first need to be written up as a specification. (Please CC me if you do that.)
Lou, you should report the lack of a "Sleep, Shut Down, or Restart" permission in the "Users & Groups" Account Properties window as a separate bug. -- new layout for logout-dialog https://launchpad.net/bugs/50209 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
