Comment 9 for bug 223772

While the first time I logged in I had options other than Log Out and
Switch User, those days are gone. :P I can still run pm-suspend and
pm-hibernate, although last time I ran pm-suspend the system suspended
and then immediately woke up (which it did successfully, however.)

On 11/21/08, Andy Buckley <email address hidden> wrote:
> I'm using an up-to-date Intrepid, by the way.
>
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> hibernate, suspend occasionally missing from shutdown menu
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223772
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> Status in "gnome-power-manager" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Sometimes the Hibernate and Suspend options are missing from the GNOME
> shutdown menu.
>
> This happens without any indication from the system of what the cause is.
>
> It would be far better if the user were kept informed of what's going on.
>
> For example, ghosted buttons on the shutdown menu, with tooltip indications
> such as "GNOME cannot suspend your system because you don't have the
> required permissions", "...because gnome-power-manager is not running",
> "...because the dbus session restarted".
>
> Another possibility would be a popup notification when the event happens,
> e.g. "gnome-power-manager has died. You will not be able to suspend your
> system." or "dbus session restarted. Your computer will be unusable. Ha
> ha, sucks to be you."
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