Re: can't shutdown


Subject: Re: can't shutdown
From: Ken Schweigert (ken@byte-productions.com)
Date: Tue Dec 18 2001 - 09:37:18 MST


Dennis,

In most cases, you can't shutdown as a regular user. You first need
to be root and then shutdown.

Switch to the root user:
   [ken@byte-8 ken]$ su -
   Password:
   [root@byte-8 /root]#

To reboot :
   [root@byte-8 /root]# /sbin/shutdown -r now

Or to completely shutdown:
   [root@byte-8 /root]# /sbin/shutdown -h now

If you can help it, never pull the plug to shutdown the linux box. This
prevents linux from writing/syncing any data that is in memory to the
hard disk and results in the "uncleanly mounted; check forced" messages
when it does reboot.

Good luck.

-- 
-Ken Schweigert, Aspiring Network Administrator
Byte Productions, LLC
http://www.byte-productions.com

On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 08:12:53AM -0800, Dennis Keane wrote: > I have installed YDL 2.1 from the CD accompanying the new intro book. This > is installed on a Powerbook G3 Series with MacOS 8.1. Things seemed fine. > But..when I logout from KDE i get sent back to the shell (with no prompt > about shutting down or restarting ,etc) and from there it doesn't recognize > the shutdown command. I have to pull the plug. Please tell me where I went > wrong. > > Dennis Keane, MPH > UCSF Center for the Health Professions > 415-514-1756 > > > > begin 666 ATT00043.htm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` > ` > end



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