Re: shutdown doesnt shutdown the computer

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Petr Janda wrote:
> Thank you all,
>
> Both shutdown -p and halt -p work.
>
> Petr

While you are testing, how about 'init 0'?

Bill

> On Fri, 15 May 2009 03:02:47 Matthew Dillon wrote:
> > :Hi,
> > :I often watch movies untill I fall asleep. As this has been generating
> > : quite a bit of income for electricity companies, I tried using shutdown
> > : -h +60.
> > :
> > :This makes the computer though proceed with shutdown but stop at the very
> > : end saying something like "You can shut down your computer now or press a
> > : button to reboot".
> > :
> > :Why is this happening? ACPI? Whats the best way to time a shutdown?
> > :
> > :Thanks,
> > :Petr
> >
> >     I always use 'halt -p' myself.  'shutdown -p ...' should work well.
> >
> >     A shutdown without -p does not normally power off the machine.
> >
> > 					-Matt
> > 					Matthew Dillon
> > 					<dillon@backplane.com>