Hello all,
I can only shutdown via terminal. Was an intermittent problem and now happens every time. I get this error:
Session manager must be in idle state when requesting a shutdown
Any help would be appreciated.
Running 18.2 32-bit XFCE
Can only shutdown via terminal
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thebear
Can only shutdown via terminal
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catweazel
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Re: Can only shutdown via terminal
Do you, by any chance, have a dock running, such as Cairo, docky or plank?
"There is, ultimately, only one truth -- cogito, ergo sum -- everything else is an assumption." - Me, my swansong.
Re: Can only shutdown via terminal
...there appear to exist some recommendations / workarounds mentioned over at XFCE's forums:
https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=9736
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https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=6580
https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=9736
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https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=6580