Ubuntu
acpid package

Depressing power button does not shutdown computer

Bug #529686 reported by TestDriveLinux
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
acpid (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned
Nominated for Lucid by TestDriveLinux

Bug Description

Binary package hint: acpid

Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04
Server Install

acpid:
  Installed: 1.0.10-5ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1.0.10-5ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.10-5ubuntu2 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Expecting the computer to shut down once the power button was pressed. Instead the computer remained powered up and there was no text on the console. After investigating it appears to be an issue with the /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh script.

Running "sudo /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh" (which is referenced in /etc/acpi/events/powerbtn as the action) returns
.: 6: Can't open /usr/share/acpi-support/power-funcs

Replacing the line "action=/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh" with "action=/sbin/poweroff" in /etc/acpi/events/powerbtn is a successfully workaround.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Feb 28 21:08:05 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
Package: acpid 1.0.10-5ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic-pae
SourcePackage: acpid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic-pae i686

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TestDriveLinux (testdrivelinux) wrote :
TestDriveLinux (testdrivelinux)
summary: - /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh does not shutdown computer
+ Depressing power button does not shutdown computer
TestDriveLinux (testdrivelinux)
Changed in acpid (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Looks like acpid needs a dependency on acpi-support.

Changed in acpid (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Trent W. Buck (twb) wrote : Re: [Bug 529686] Re: Depressing power button does not shutdown computer

Jonathan Thomas wrote:
> Looks like acpid needs a dependency on acpi-support.

Um, isn't the whole point of separating acpi-support from acpid that
you can use the latter without being forced to pull in all the
laptop/desktop-oriented dependencies of the former?

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Neil Wilson (neil-aldur) wrote :

The problem is that /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh uses the /usr/share/acpi-support/power-funcs

That script needs a simple change, which I have attached.

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Neil Wilson (neil-aldur) wrote :
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Neil Wilson (neil-aldur) wrote :

I should point out that this fault prevents you powering off a virtual server via libvirt or any of the other virtual machine management tools.

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Neil Wilson (neil-aldur) wrote :

Debdiff attached and sponsors subscribed.

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Dave Walker (davewalker) wrote :

This seems to be a regression introduced with LP: #508073, currently it doesn't need forwarding to Debian as it's currently a Ubuntu specific regression.

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Bartosz Wierzejewski (bartekw) wrote :

I had a problem with power button on my Dell Optiplex GX270 in lucid (Server Edit.).
I just copied a old script:
# /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh

from another machine (server too) and now it works perfect :)

$ cat /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh
#!/bin/sh
# /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh
# Initiates a shutdown when the power putton has been
# pressed.

# Skip if we just in the middle of resuming.
test -f /var/lock/acpisleep && exit 0

# If gnome-power-manager or kded4 are running, let
# them handle policy This is effectively the same as 'acpi-support's
# '/usr/share/acpi-support/policy-funcs' file.

if pidof gnome-power-manager kded4 > /dev/null; then
    exit
fi

# If all else failed, just initiate a plain shutdown.
/sbin/shutdown -h now "Power button pressed"

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TestDriveLinux (testdrivelinux) wrote :

As a newbie to reporting ubuntu bugs what has to happen to get this regression fixed before the release of lucid?

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lhotari (lartsa) wrote :

Please fix this issue before Lucid final release.

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lhotari (lartsa) wrote :

This will break Ubuntu VM installations after upgrading to Lucid so please fix this trivial bug before releasing.

Changed in acpid (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Mathias Gug (mathiaz)
Mathias Gug (mathiaz)
Changed in acpid (Ubuntu):
assignee: Mathias Gug (mathiaz) → nobody
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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

Fix is on the way to lucid-updates, guys. Sorry I didn't see this sooner....

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