Dave Lers wrote:
> Leslie Turriff wrote:
>> 	This countdown timer serves no useful purpose for me, since I'm
>> the only user of my machine.  How can I turn it off so my logout
>> completes more quickly?
>
> I cannot remember/find anything with a timer. The attached image
> settings turns my PC off when I click Log Out. With Confirm Logout
> selected I also have to hit enter (or click an option), but no timer.

...None of the TDM Session Manager options invoke a logout countdown
timer. I'm wondering if the OP is using a different display manager,
e.g. KDM which has such a timer.