Re: [gentoo-user] prevent users from shutting down while other users logged in

[Michael]

On Thursday, 30 April 2020 10:19:15 BST Raffaele BELARDI wrote:
> > > Basically I'd like that:
> > > - if there is more than one user logged in, either locally via lighdm
> > > or remotely via SSH, the shutdown XFCE button is grayed out. Once all
> > > users except one have logged out, the button is again available
> >
> > Can you configure the shutdown/reboot command called by XFCE? If so, you
> > can set it to a script that checks whether anyone else is logged in before
> > either executing the shutdown or displaying a "Daddy's using the computer"
> > dialog.
>
> I was hoping for a 'system' level solution. I think it was consolekit that,
> when a user tried to shutdown while another user was logged presented a
> window asking for root password to execute the command. (ESC would let it
> continue and do the shutdown anyway, so it was not really working). I'll go
> for the manual way.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raffaele

Yes, I recall the same, in particular when logged in on a console, or remotely 
over SSH, but I don't think I have not observed it on KDE/Plasma desktops for 
a while now.  Mind you, I have moved to elogind, so this may manage seats and 
signals differently.