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Why we need root permission to poweroff?

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From few days I need root permission to poweroff, It seems that there is a second user logged into the machine. What can I do to get rid of this problem.

posted Mar 16, 2014 by Jagan Mishra

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When you say you need root permission to power off. Are you doing this from the command line, or GUI? Are you using Gnome, KDE, or another desktop?

It seems you have logged in from the GUI login screen, and you've got a terminal session open, please crosscheck.

answer Mar 16, 2014 by Luv Kumar
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