RE: shutdown cmd? Help...


Subject: RE: shutdown cmd? Help...
From: Tom Astle (tom@pcc.com)
Date: Wed Jan 16 2002 - 12:20:56 MST


the command is /sbin/shutdown ....

you should do a "su -" to get root's $PATH which includes /sbin

On Wed, 2002-01-16 at 14:13, Ferwerda Darren (app3dxf) wrote:
> That is the correct command, but shutdown may not be in your path, that
> should not be
> but here is a long shot.
>
> try "locate shutdown"
> or "find / -name shutdown"
>
> you can always do "init 6" to reboot
> or "init 0" to shut down.
> These change the runlevel
>
> good luck
>
> Darren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin McMahon [mailto:ksjf@sccn.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:09 PM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: shutdown cmd? Help...
>
>
> Hello All, Please tell me how to shutdown correctly or reboot. I have
> logged out of Kde, drop to the cmd line, su to root, type 'shutdown
> -h now' or instead of -h, -r, and am given the response cmd not
> found. What am i doing wrong? shutdown space -h space now, what is
> wrong here. All I want to do is shutdown or reboot properly so I can
> go to OS X, or back to Kde. Any help is greatly appreciated
> TIA,
> k~
> --
> ('<')



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