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[Vadim Rutkovsky <roignac@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Package changed: ubuntu => gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879306

Title:
  Root access given when shutting down

Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When using the terminal to shut down the computer (sudo shutdown now),
  pressing an arrow key when the Ubuntu screen is displayed doesn't shut
  down the computer, but takes you to the prompt logged in as root
  (single user mode).

  Ubuntu version: 11.10, running on VirtualBox 4.1.4. Clean install,
  updates downloaded when installing.

  What should happen: the computer shuts down

  What happens: the computer doesn't shut down, and displays the
  root@computername prompt (single user mode)

  Steps to recreate problem:
  1) Open up terminal
  2) Type 'sudo shutdown now' (no quotes), and press enter
  3) Type your password
  4) When the screen changes to 'Ubuntu' and the pulsating dots, press an arrow key
  5) Wait for it to boot into single user mode

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gnome-power-manager 3.2.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDmesg:
   
  Date: Thu Oct 20 14:51:57 2011
  GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
  GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
  GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
  MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=e6673807-1375-437a-9da1-a9b718d43f1a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
  dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:
  dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
  dmi.product.version: 1.2
  dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
  gnome-power-bugreport: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

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