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How do I run gshutdown as root. In 11.04 , I modified the comand line via the main menu, by adding, su-to-root -X -c /usr/bin before the command line. I can't find an equivalent to 'main menu' in Oneric.

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  1. Open the Dash and find GShutdown. Drag and Drop it from the Dash to your Home folder.

  2. Now open a terminal and run the following command to edit the launcher:

    gedit gshutdown.desktop

  3. Change the text after Exec= to your new command:

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  4. Save the file and close it. Now copy the launcher to your local application folder:

    cp gshutdown.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/

  5. If you have GShutdown on your Launcher, remove it and then launch GShutdown from the Dash. You should be prompted for your password as you would expect.

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