[mythtv-users] Shutdown / Restart Frontend

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Bill,

Sunday, December 14, 2014, 4:52:32 AM, you wrote:

> On 12/13/2014 06:03 PM, Kevin Johnson wrote:
>> This error appears if I use the -v option.
>>
>>
>>> 2014-12-13 15:53:10.559022 A MMUnix:CheckMountable: DBus interface error:
>>> The name org.freedesktop.UDisks was not provided by any .service files
>>>
>>
>> Is this related to this?

> I don't know but it appears unrelated to this issue. It's in the Media
> Monitor code. Even if it is, if the D-Bus restart fails, the FE just
> uses: sudo /sbin/restart.

> You mentioned "I tried the sbin/reboot but that also fails." Which I
> suspect was just an email typo (the missing /, that is.) But it would
> be nice to say what the result was. Then retry with a leading sudo.

>> If not I may just end up doing what has been suggested earlier.

> If you really wanted to prove that the setting is null (and you're
> OK with using SQL), then this would show any non-printables:

>      SELECT data,HEX(data),hostname FROM settings WHERE value='RebootCommand';


I'm coming back on my earlier remarks. I did some research and
testing. The command line commands halt/reboot etc. are in them selfs
blocked to function on any other instigation than from root. The only
exception being Ctrl-Alt-Del.
My big question already for some time is: 'how do WM's then manage to
stop/reboot on user accounts? Without any sudo settings?
I guess that in this procedure used by WM's something is going wrong.

Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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