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[BlueCase <861171@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I think this bug should get a higher priority because of its very confusing specially for new Ubuntu Users.
Users which don't realize why they can't shutdown the system will try to force it and the only way which the most know is to press and hold the PowerButton. Data loss possible...
FIrst step should be a information window which inform the User in the LightDM Session that the system couldn't shutdown because other Users are logged on and also inform about which users are affected.
Or we make in the System Indicator everywhere the Shutdown entry in this situation unusable and rename it to: "Shutdown - 2 Active Users"

In a second step it should be possible anyway to run a PolicyKit dialog
to force the shutdown.

regards,
BlueCase

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Title:
  Shutdown from greeter does nothing when multiple accounts open

Status in The Session Menu:
  Triaged
Status in LightDM GTK+ Greeter:
  Triaged
Status in Unity Greeter:
  Triaged
Status in “unity-greeter” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Selecting shutdown from the greeter does nothing when multiple
  accounts are open.

  This is because the lightdm user (which the greeter runs as) does not
  have permission to shutdown while sessions are open.  Inside a normal
  session this would just return you to the login screen.

  The solution is either for the indicator to say "not allowed" or to
  run a PolicyKit frontend in the greeter than can get the required
  permissions to perform the shutdown.

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