[SOLVED] How do I log out via terminal?

LAPIII · 02-07-2012, 04:33 PM

I know how to sudo reboot & sudo shutdown -h now, but not logout!

klearview · 02-07-2012, 05:05 PM

LAPIII · 02-07-2012, 05:16 PM

I meant logout & go to the login screen.

klearview · 02-07-2012, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Advice Pro

I meant logout & go to the login screen.

If you enter 'exit' in the terminal, you go to the login screen. If you meant terminal emulator or SSH connection - that's a different matter.

LAPIII · 02-07-2012, 05:38 PM

I guess exit just won't work in 11.10 with these configurations:

Code:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/gnome3

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install indicator-applet indicator-applet-complete indicator-applet-session

kmkswamy · 02-08-2012, 10:51 PM

or just use Ctrl+d to logout.

widget · 02-09-2012, 12:29 AM

Ctrl+d takes you out of your terminal.

exit certainly does not work for me either. Hardly ever log out but thought I would give it a whack.

I use Debian testing so I don't think there should be much difference in terminal commands like this. I use plain halt in my root terminal to shut down.

spezticle · 04-25-2012, 09:36 AM

Code:

gnome-session-save --logout

or

Code:

gnome-session-save --force-logout

or

Code:

gnome-session-save --help

lampion · 05-24-2012, 03:14 AM

Actually for me on Ubuntu precise (12.04) :

Code:

/usr/bin/gnome-session-quit --no-prompt

work

mrSquiggle · 03-27-2013, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klearview

exit

Thanks klearview, "exit" worked perfectly for me. Command line in server is all new to me so am all at sea as yet with what and how I'm doing things in 12.04
Cheers

andrew.comly · 05-06-2013, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klearview

exit

entering "exit" in the terminal will close terminal. This certainly has nothing to do with logging out.

andrew.comly · 05-06-2013, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lampion

Actually for me on Ubuntu precise (12.04) :

Code:

/usr/bin/gnome-session-quit --no-prompt

work

This doesn't work in Lubuntu's LX terminal, when I enter "/usr/bin/gnome-session-quit --no-prompt" in the terminal I only get back a "** (gnome-session-quit:13804): WARNING **: Failed to call logout: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files".

TobiSGD · 05-06-2013, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew.comly

entering "exit" in the terminal will close terminal. This certainly has nothing to do with logging out.

Actually, it has. If you log in on a virtual terminal (not a terminal emulator) or connect via SSH or Telnet to a machine the exit command will log you out.

andrew.comly · 05-06-2013, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spezticle

Code:

gnome-session-save --logout

or

Code:

gnome-session-save --force-logout

or

Code:

gnome-session-save --help

This advice yields:
a@SAM:~$ gnome-session-save --logout
gnome-session-save: command not found
a@SAM:~$ gnome-session-save --force-logout
gnome-session-save: command not found
a@SAM:~$ gnome-session-save --help
gnome-session-save: command not found
I even tried to install the "gnome" command above, only to encounter:
a@SAM:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-session-save
Password:
正在讀取套件清單... 完成
正在了解依存關係
Currently reading status info... Completed
E: Can't find gnome-session-save package location

andrew.comly · 05-06-2013, 05:37 AM

Below are some commands that ended up working on my Lubuntu 12.10 (LXDE,non virtual boot):
sudo pkill -u username
sudo service lightdm restart

Worked beautifully!!