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id="shell-exit">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="shell-overview" />
<link type="guide" xref="power" />
<link type="guide" xref="index" group="#first"/>
<revision version="gnome:44" date="2023-12-30" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Shaun McCance</name>
<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<credit type="author">
<name>Andre Klapper</name>
<email>ak-47@gmx.net</email>
</credit>
<credit type="author">
<name>Alexandre Franke</name>
<email>afranke@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>David Faour</name>
<email>dfaour.gnome@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
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<desc>Learn how to leave your user account, by logging out, switching
users, and so on.</desc>
<!-- Should this be a guide which links to other topics? -->
</info>
<title>Log out, power off or switch users</title>
<comment>
<cite date="2012-02-19">shaunm</cite>
<p>More links would be good, especially in #logout. Could go final
as-is. Incomplete for now</p>
</comment>
<p>When you have finished using your computer, you can turn it off, suspend
it (to save power), or leave it powered on and log out.</p>
<section id="logout">
<info>
<link type="seealso" xref="user-add"/>
</info>
<title>Log out or switch users</title>
<if:choose>
<if:when test="!platform:gnome-classic">
<media type="image" src="figures/shell-exit-expanded.png" width="250" style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile">
<p>User menu</p>
</media>
</if:when>
<if:when test="platform:gnome-classic">
<media type="image" src="figures/shell-exit-classic-expanded.png" width="250" style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile">
<p>User menu</p>
</media>
</if:when>
</if:choose>
<p>To let other users use your computer, you can either log out, or leave
yourself logged in and just switch users. If you switch users, all of
your applications will continue running, and everything will be where you
left it when you log back in.</p>
<p>To <gui>Log Out</gui> or <gui>Switch User</gui>, click the
<link xref="shell-introduction#systemmenu">system menu</link> on the right
side of the top bar, click the
<media type="image" its:translate="no" src="figures/system-shutdown-symbolic.svg">
Shutdown
</media>
button, and select the correct option.</p>
<note if:test="!platform:gnome-classic">
<p>The <gui>Log Out</gui> and <gui>Switch User</gui> entries only appear in
the menu if you have more than one user account on your system.</p>
</note>
<note if:test="platform:gnome-classic">
<p>The <gui>Switch User</gui> entry only appears in the menu if you have
more than one user account on your system.</p>
</note>
</section>
<section id="lock-screen">
<info>
<link type="seealso" xref="session-screenlocks"/>
</info>
<title>Lock the screen</title>
<p>If you’re leaving your computer for a short time, you should lock your
screen to prevent other people from accessing your files or running
applications. When you return, you will see the
<link xref="shell-lockscreen">lock screen</link>. Enter your
password to log back in. If you don’t lock your screen, it will lock
automatically after a certain amount of time.</p>
<p>To lock your screen, click the system menu on the right side of the top
bar and click the
<media type="image" its:translate="no" src="figures/system-lock-screen-symbolic.svg">
Lock
</media>
button.</p>
<p>When your screen is locked, other users can log in to their own accounts
by clicking <gui>Log in as another user</gui> at the bottom right of the login
screen. You can switch back to your desktop when they are finished.</p>
</section>
<section id="suspend">
<info>
<link type="seealso" xref="power-suspend"/>
</info>
<title>Suspend</title>
<p>To save power, suspend your computer when you are not using it. If you use
a laptop, the system, by default, suspends your computer automatically when
you close the lid.
This saves your state to your computer’s memory and powers off most of the
computer’s functions. A very small amount of power is still used during
suspend.</p>
<p>To suspend your computer manually, click the system menu on the right side
of the top bar, click the
<media type="image" its:translate="no" src="figures/system-shutdown-symbolic.svg">
Shutdown
</media>
button, and select <gui>Suspend</gui>.</p>
</section>
<section id="shutdown">
<!--<info>
<link type="seealso" xref="power-off"/>
</info>-->
<title>Power off or restart</title>
<p>If you want to power off your computer entirely, or do a full restart,
click the system menu on the right side of the top bar, click the
<media type="image" its:translate="no" src="figures/system-shutdown-symbolic.svg">
Shutdown
</media>
button, and select either <gui>Restart…</gui> or <gui>Power Off…</gui>.</p>
<p>If there are other users logged in, you may not be allowed to power off or
restart the computer because this will end their sessions. If you are an
administrative user, you may be asked for your password to power off.</p>
<note style="tip">
<p>You may want to power off your computer if you wish to move it and do
not have a battery, if your battery is low or does not hold charge well. A
powered off computer also uses <link xref="power-batterylife">less
energy</link> than one which is suspended.</p>
</note>
</section>
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