[compiz] No shutdown option in KDE with Compiz-Fusion

[Colin Guthrie]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I have installed Compiz-Fusion on several Ubuntu machines, all
> different hardware, with KDE. In all of them, the option to shutdown
> or reset the computer is absent from the KDE logout buttons when
> running Compiz-Fusion. I have searched google and see that others have
> this problem, but I do not see a solution. Is there a known solution
> to this condition?

I suspect this is because you are running under Xgl right?

KDE probably detects that it's not the only X server running and assumes
that that could be another user and so does not give you the option to
shutdown.

Just a rough idea... not confirmed.

Col