Did you type the command as root? If you aren't root, you can't shutdown the machine. I've had several times where I have issued the shutdown command via ssh as root, and had no problems (although it does occassionally take up to 5 minutes to fully shutdown).
Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems & Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 04:27 PM 12/30/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Hi, > >I am trying to make an old PC into a keyboardless, mouseless, >monitorless server. It boots and starts up OK and I can access it from >telnet and vnc, but it refuses to shutdown. > >If I do a shutdown -h now from telnet, it broadcasts a message but >doesn't shutdown. On vnc, the logoff button doesn't show a halt or >reboot option. > >What are my options? > >TIA > >Roger > > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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