> > I saw the note and tried su - as well. Now I know why Linux makes such > a bulletproof server - it refuses to go down! > > ''' > [root@penguin root]# shutdown -hf now > > Broadcast message from root (pts/0) Sun Dec 30 20:47:12 2001... > > The system is going down for system halt NOW !! > ... > ''' > > Michael Viron wrote: > > >do an 'su -' which will make sure that you get root's full environment. > > > > > >>Here is my tenet session going from Windows/me to Mandrake 8.1: > >> > >>''' > >>... > >>[roger@penguin roger]$ su ... > >>-- same deal, the logout doesn't give me the halt or reboot options.
Hmm. I've always used 'reboot' or 'halt' from the (root) command line until recently (when I noticed that the gui lets you shutdown also). So, try 'halt' or 'reboot' from the root prompt. If you want a delay, then you'll probably want a little script or something... Of course, someone soon will explain why shutdown does not work like its 'supposed' to ;-) rc
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