LinuxQuestions.org - [SOLVED] How do I run "menu" and "logout" from the command line in fluxbox?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dh2k (Post 4272758)

EDIT:
Thinking about this I would probably recommend just invoking the (fluxbox-remote "FLUXBOX_INTERNAL_COMMAND") command;

then it is upto you to consider the system shutdown which would require updating the sudoers file (visudo as root).

So to summarise:

Code:

i: /usr/share/pixmaps/lucid/pngs/system.png

c: fluxbox-remote "RootMenu"

t: Menu





i: /usr/share/pixmaps/lucid/pngs/system-switch-user.png

c: if xmessage center -buttons No:1,Yes:0 "Really logout?"; then fluxbox-remote "Exit"; fi

t: Logout





i: /usr/share/pixmaps/lucid/pngs/system-shutdown.png

c: if xmessage -center -buttons No:1,Yes:0 "Really shutdown?"; then sudo /sbin/halt; fi

t: Shutdown

So, be sure to change/personalise the icon paths and this will work -

or you could have the button execute a bash script that creates a dialog and askes you.
on my openbox i use this:

Code:

#!/bin/bash



gxmessage "Are you sure you want to shut down your computer?" -center -title "Take action" -font "Sans bold 10" -default "Cancel" -buttons "_Cancel":1,"_Log out":2,"_Reboot":3,"_Shut down":4 >/dev/null 



case $? in

        1)

                echo "Exit";;

        2)

                openbox --exit;;

        3)

                sudo /sbin/shutdown -r now;;

        4)

                sudo /sbin/shutdown -hP now;;

esac

just replace the commands to match your system.

So, fluxbox does have a 'remote' feature -great to hear it. Using that would be the method to most closely match what the OP asked for.

yeah, that seems so - however the dev's at fluxbox roll it out disabled by default - I would like to look into why this is so. I guess some slim to none security issue (like a hacker script to invoke the command and the user logout/Exit) maybe - maybe not?

Should really email this upstream as it is a really good feature of fluxbox - only for it to be disabled by default - will update.

I asked at #fluxbox on freenode.org and they pointed out it is mentioned in manual pages "man fluxbox-remote"

Quote:

fluxbox-remote(1) uses the X11 protocol to communicate with fluxbox(1). Therefore, it is possible for any user with access to the X(7) server to use fluxbox-remote(1). For this reason, several key commands have been disabled. Users should be aware of the security implications when enabling fluxbox-remote(1), especially when using a forwarded X(7) connection.

Can any mod' or slack-guru put this into laymans? e.g. what type of user could get access to my X session?

This is just what I was looking for dh2k. I have decided to leave the shutdown commands for the menu only and only use the buttons for logging out. It works great now.

Thanks for your assistance.