[4.8] Can't shut down a system on GUI login screen

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A user clicked "Shut Down" displayed on GUI login screen, but the user was not able to shut down their own system.
  • The GUI login gdm seems to be waiting on something and stalled.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8
  • gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.19

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