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[Michael Korn <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

I'm responsible for several Machines with Ubuntu 14.04. The Users do not have the permission to shutdown/reboot if other users are logged in (ssh sessions included).
I'm using policys for org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-multiple-sessions;org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-multiple-sessions;org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions;org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-multiple-sessions

This is working fine, but the users get no notification about the situation:
1) If the user is logged in, he can click on shutdown but he gets just the option to log out. This is nice, but not perfect, a message about the reason would be good.
2) If the user is not logged in, he can click on shutdown but he gets no options. Just a small window with "Are you sure you want to shut down the computer?". There are no buttons and it's looking like a bug.

The 2nd case is really bad for me. Typical situation: one user is
working remote on the computer, then a windows user comes into the
laboratory. The computer seems on but free and the windows user wants to
reboot to boot windows. Some windows users find a hard way to reboot!

** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1519352

Title:
  notification about missing shutdown/reboot permission

Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm responsible for several Machines with Ubuntu 14.04. The Users do not have the permission to shutdown/reboot if other users are logged in (ssh sessions included).
  I'm using policys for org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-multiple-sessions;org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-multiple-sessions;org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions;org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-multiple-sessions

  This is working fine, but the users get no notification about the situation:
  1) If the user is logged in, he can click on shutdown but he gets just the option to log out. This is nice, but not perfect, a message about the reason would be good.
  2) If the user is not logged in, he can click on shutdown but he gets no options. Just a small window with "Are you sure you want to shut down the computer?". There are no buttons and it's looking like a bug.

  The 2nd case is really bad for me. Typical situation: one user is
  working remote on the computer, then a windows user comes into the
  laboratory. The computer seems on but free and the windows user wants
  to reboot to boot windows. Some windows users find a hard way to
  reboot!

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