diff --git a/power b/power
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index 0000000..5c27840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/power
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+#! /bin/sh
+scriptname=`basename $0`;
+
+logme() {
+	logger -t $scriptname -p local1.$1 $2
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	lock)
+		lock || logme err "lock failed";
+	;;
+	logout)
+		logout || logme err "logout failed";
+	;;
+	suspend|hibernate|suspend-hybrid)
+		lock && sudo /usr/sbin/pm-$1 || logme err "$1 failed";
+	;;
+	reboot)
+		lock && sudo /sbin/reboot || logme err "reboot failed";
+	;;
+	shutdown|halt)
+		sudo /sbin/halt || logme err "shutdown failed";
+	;;
+	*)
+		echo "Usage: $scriptname {lock|logout|suspend|suspend-hybrid|hibernate|reboot|shutdown|halt}";
+		false;
+	;;
+esac