diff -Nur kdebase-3.5.4/kcontrol/kdm/kdm-shut.cpp kdebase-3.5.4.new/kcontrol/kdm/kdm-shut.cpp
--- kdebase-3.5.4/kcontrol/kdm/kdm-shut.cpp	2005-10-10 17:03:49.000000000 +0200
+++ kdebase-3.5.4.new/kcontrol/kdm/kdm-shut.cpp	2006-09-11 15:17:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 
   config->setGroup("Shutdown");
   restart_lined->setURL(config->readEntry("RebootCmd", "/sbin/reboot"));
-  shutdown_lined->setURL(config->readEntry("HaltCmd", "/sbin/halt"));
+  shutdown_lined->setURL(config->readEntry("HaltCmd", "/sbin/poweroff"));
 
   bm_combo->setCurrentId(config->readEntry("BootManager", "None"));
 }
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 void KDMSessionsWidget::defaults()
 {
   restart_lined->setURL("/sbin/reboot");
-  shutdown_lined->setURL("/sbin/halt");
+  shutdown_lined->setURL("/sbin/poweroff");
 
   sdlcombo->setCurrentItem(SdAll);
   sdrcombo->setCurrentItem(SdRoot);