Re: Gnome does not shut down nor log out user

[AG <computing account googlemail com>]

On 18/08/10 19:10, N B Day wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 18:04 +0100, AG wrote:
>    
> > Hello
> >
> > Using Gnome 2.30.2 on Debian testing:
> >
> > When I try to log out of Gnome or shutdown the system using the "System"
> > menu options, nothing happens.  I have to call up a terminal window and
> > manually reboot the system.  Gnome is used in conjunction with GDM, and
> > I don't know which is causing the problem.
> >
> >      
> Do you have the Open Office quickstarter running?  This causes a failure
> to shutdown on Ubuntu and its family recently.   Exit quickstarter and
> the system shuts down normally.
>
>
>    
Hi there

Thanks for the suggestion.  I now exit the OOo Quickstarter and can 
logout successfully.

Any clue as to what causes the conflict?

Thanks

AG