diff --git a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/GridServerConnectionManager.cs b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/GridServerConnectionManager.cs
index 8c933e1f53..afd9a69fa1 100644
--- a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/GridServerConnectionManager.cs
+++ b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/GridServerConnectionManager.cs
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ using Nwc.XmlRpc;
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using libsecondlife;
 
 namespace OpenGridServices.Manager
 {
 	public class GridServerConnectionManager
 	{
 		private string ServerURL;
+		public LLUUID SessionID;
 		
 		public bool Connect(string GridServerURL, string username, string password)
 		{
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager
 				if(GridResp.IsFault) {
 					return false;
 				} else {
+					Hashtable gridrespData = (Hashtable)GridResp.Value;
+					this.SessionID = new LLUUID((string)gridrespData["session_id"]);
 					return true;
 				}
 			} catch(Exception e) {
@@ -30,5 +34,10 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
+		
+		public bool RestartServer()
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/Main.cs b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/Main.cs
index 0e3f74d6c8..d5a9688688 100644
--- a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/Main.cs
+++ b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/Main.cs
@@ -40,11 +40,24 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager
 					case "connect_to_gridserver":
 						win.SetStatus("Connecting to grid server...");						
 						if(gridserverConn.Connect(operation.Split(sep)[1],operation.Split(sep)[2],operation.Split(sep)[3])) {
-							win.SetStatus("Connected OK");
+							win.SetStatus("Connected OK with session ID:" + gridserverConn.SessionID);
+							Thread.Sleep(3000);
+							win.SetStatus("");
 						} else {
 							win.SetStatus("Could not connect");
 						}
 					break;
+					
+					case "restart_gridserver":
+						win.SetStatus("Restarting grid server...");
+						if(gridserverConn.RestartServer()) {
+							win.SetStatus("Restarted server OK");
+							Thread.Sleep(3000);
+							win.SetStatus("");
+						} else {
+							win.SetStatus("Error restarting grid server!!!");
+						}
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/MainWindow.cs b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/MainWindow.cs
index 5a22221b52..5cf4bc1ea6 100644
--- a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/MainWindow.cs
+++ b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/MainWindow.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager {
 
 		}
 
+		protected virtual void RestartGridserverMenu(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
+		{
+			MainClass.PendingOperations.Enqueue("restart_gridserver");
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/OpenGridServices.Manager.ConnectToGridServerDialog.cs b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/OpenGridServices.Manager.ConnectToGridServerDialog.cs
index 0707b01411..da6739e42e 100644
--- a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/OpenGridServices.Manager.ConnectToGridServerDialog.cs
+++ b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/OpenGridServices.Manager.ConnectToGridServerDialog.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager {
             this.Events = ((Gdk.EventMask)(256));
             this.Name = "OpenGridServices.Manager.ConnectToGridServerDialog";
             this.Title = Mono.Unix.Catalog.GetString("Connect to Grid server");
+            this.WindowPosition = ((Gtk.WindowPosition)(4));
+            this.HasSeparator = false;
             // Internal child OpenGridServices.Manager.ConnectToGridServerDialog.VBox
             Gtk.VBox w1 = this.VBox;
             w1.Events = ((Gdk.EventMask)(256));
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager {
             w15.Spacing = 2;
             // Container child GtkHBox.Gtk.Container+ContainerChild
             Gtk.Image w16 = new Gtk.Image();
-            w16.Name = "image39";
+            w16.Name = "image1";
             w16.Pixbuf = Gtk.IconTheme.Default.LoadIcon("gtk-apply", 16, 0);
             w15.Add(w16);
             // Container child GtkHBox.Gtk.Container+ContainerChild
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager {
             w24.Spacing = 2;
             // Container child GtkHBox1.Gtk.Container+ContainerChild
             Gtk.Image w25 = new Gtk.Image();
-            w25.Name = "image40";
+            w25.Name = "image2";
             w25.Pixbuf = Gtk.IconTheme.Default.LoadIcon("gtk-cancel", 16, 0);
             w24.Add(w25);
             // Container child GtkHBox1.Gtk.Container+ContainerChild
diff --git a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/OpenGridServices.Manager.MainWindow.cs b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/OpenGridServices.Manager.MainWindow.cs
index 4047decace..c565b9b6d6 100644
--- a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/OpenGridServices.Manager.MainWindow.cs
+++ b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/OpenGridServices.Manager.MainWindow.cs
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager {
             this.Name = "OpenGridServices.Manager.MainWindow";
             this.Title = Mono.Unix.Catalog.GetString("Open Grid Services Manager");
             this.Icon = Gtk.IconTheme.Default.LoadIcon("gtk-network", 48, 0);
-            this.WindowPosition = ((Gtk.WindowPosition)(0));
             // Container child OpenGridServices.Manager.MainWindow.Gtk.Container+ContainerChild
             this.vbox1 = new Gtk.VBox();
             this.vbox1.Name = "vbox1";
@@ -354,6 +353,7 @@ namespace OpenGridServices.Manager {
             this.DeleteEvent += new Gtk.DeleteEventHandler(this.OnDeleteEvent);
             this.ConnectToGridserver.Activated += new System.EventHandler(this.ConnectToGridServerMenu);
             this.ExitGridManager.Activated += new System.EventHandler(this.QuitMenu);
+            this.RestartGridserverOnly.Activated += new System.EventHandler(this.RestartGridserverMenu);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/gui.stetic b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/gui.stetic
index 12674c3987..2e04efaa07 100644
--- a/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/gui.stetic
+++ b/OpenGridServices.Manager/OpenGridServices.Manager/gtk-gui/gui.stetic
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
         <property name="Label" translatable="yes">Restart gridserver only</property>
         <property name="ShortLabel" translatable="yes">Restart gridserver only</property>
         <property name="StockId">gtk-refresh</property>
+        <signal name="Activated" handler="RestartGridserverMenu" after="yes" />
       </action>
       <action id="DefaultLocalGridUserserver">
         <property name="Type">Action</property>
@@ -169,7 +170,6 @@
     <property name="HeightRequest">600</property>
     <property name="Title" translatable="yes">Open Grid Services Manager</property>
     <property name="Icon">stock:gtk-network Dialog</property>
-    <property name="WindowPosition">None</property>
     <signal name="DeleteEvent" handler="OnDeleteEvent" />
     <child>
       <widget class="Gtk.VBox" id="vbox1">
@@ -467,8 +467,10 @@
     <property name="MemberName" />
     <property name="Events">ButtonPressMask</property>
     <property name="Title" translatable="yes">Connect to Grid server</property>
+    <property name="WindowPosition">CenterOnParent</property>
     <property name="Buttons">2</property>
     <property name="HelpButton">False</property>
+    <property name="HasSeparator">False</property>
     <signal name="Response" handler="OnResponse" />
     <child internal-child="VBox">
       <widget class="Gtk.VBox" id="dialog_VBox">