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Posted: **Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:24 am**

Hello guys,
I am trying unsuccessfully to add a shortcut on my Raspberry to restart LightDM, the classic CTRL-ALT-BackSpace

I tried to add the following with the same result in /etc/xdg/openbox/lxde-pi-rc.xml and ~/.config/openbox/lxde-pi-rc.xml

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<keybind key="C-A-BackSpace">
      <action name="Execute">
        <command>sudo systemctl restart lightdm</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>

I tried also

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  <keybind key="C-A-BackSpace">
      <action name="Execute">
        <command>sudo service lightdm restart</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>

If I run these commands on terminal of course they works, but there's no way for me to add it as a shortcut,

help please!

Posted: **Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:18 am**

Chances are your raspberry Pi's OS uses systemd, so the first command is right.
Have you tried entering that command without sudo? Maybe it'll work.
If not, you have to find a way to enter the password graphically - try "sudo -A systemctl restart lightdm".

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