IceWM Logout can shutdown the computer

 I just realized that IceWM supports both a startup script, and just as cool, a shutdown script.

When you select “Logout” from the IceWM menu, IceWM checks the /home/username/.icewm directory for a shutdown file.

After tinkering with /etc/sudoers to give my mother the proper sudo privileges I added this .icewm/shutdown script:

#!/bin/sh
sudo /sbin/halt

Now when my mother logs out of IceWM her laptop will automatically shutdown. That will simplify my tech-support life!

Also some good info here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=40604

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