Your message dated Thu, 7 Mar 2019 23:34:04 +0000 (UTC) with message-id <[email protected]> and subject line Re: Bug#586709: Incorrect behavior when HALT=halt is set in /etc/default/halt has caused the Debian Bug report #586709, regarding Incorrect behavior when HALT=halt is set in /etc/default/halt to be marked as done.
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--- Begin Message ---Package: sysvinit Version: 2.88dsf-9 (Note: This bug may also be applicable to the "initscripts" package, which owns the /etc/default/halt config file.) Normally, when /etc/default/halt specifies HALT=poweroff, invoking "halt" or "poweroff" results in the system powering off. I want the more traditional behavior, however, where "halt" halts the system (but does not power it off), and "poweroff" works as usual. So I set HALT=halt. With that set, however, I observe the following: "halt"..............: Halts the system (correct) "halt -p"...........: Halts the system (WRONG) "poweroff"..........: Halts the system (WRONG) "shutdown -h -P now": Powers off the system (correct) It's not impossible to power off the system, but the normal/convenient means of doing so don't actually work.
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--- Begin Message ---fixed 586709 2.94-1 thanks This was fixed in sysvinit 2.94: > [ Jesse Smith ] > > * When the halt command is called with the -p flag (or as poweroff) > the command now passes the "-h -P" flags to shutdown. This > in turn sets the INIT_HALT environment variable to POWEROFF. > Assuming this value is checked by initscripts during the > shutting down procedure, it should cause the system to > be powered off. > If halt is called without -p then the value of INIT_HALT > is not set and the default action (often set in /etc/defaut/halt) > is taken. Thanks Jesse and everyone! -- Pierre Ynard
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