On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 06:57:39AM +1300, beagleburt wrote: > Package: general > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > * CLI command "shutdown -r now" USUALLY does not work, since systemd replaced > sysvinit in Debian 8 "jessie". > Posted problem on http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/used-to- > shutdown-reboot-from-cli-but-since-systemd-replaced-init-shutdown-cmnd- > broke-4175575779/ got advice to try commmand "init 6". When I try it, I > USUALLY > arrive - eventually - at a console login that reports errors - but amongst the > confusing information are the username & password IN PLAIN TEXT! I also had a > single occurrence of my root password split over two lines also in plain text! > Basically the reboot & shutdown commands from the CLI are REALLY buggy! > > Another respondent to my query on LQ.org suggested using: "systemctl reboot" > this resulted eventually in poweroff/shutdown. > > The MOST annoying part of this bug is its variability: OCCASSIONALLY the > commands work ok! But USUALLY not! Also SOMETIMES on booting-up again after an > unwanted forced-shutdown, the machine powers off without warning USUALLY > before > the graphical Login appears & ONCE after an apparently successful login?
Hi. If the machine powers off without warning, it is quite likely that you have a hardware problem. Hardware problems are often random and unpredictable, but they are not software bugs, so they do not usually have a place in the Debian bug system. I would start by checking memory with the memtest86+ package. After installing the package, you have to reboot and choose the new GRUB menu entry that it's added automatically. Also, I would try to install Debian in a different computer and configure it identically. If you experience similar problems, then yes, it could be a bug. But if the problem vanishes, you would have a good confirmation that your hardware is faulty (random power offs are already a sign for that). If you need more help, please ask in debian-user mailing list. Thanks.
