On 6/20/19 3:07 AM, Philip Webb wrote:
Why don't you simply goto another raw terminal via Ctl-Alt-F2 (F3 etc), login as 'root' & issue 'shutdown -h now' ?
Traditionally, computer operators / maintenance technicians, who would need to do a halt might not have root's password. Thus the need for the ability for a different user to log in and halt the system. That common / shared user was usually named "halt" / "shutdown" / "reboot" / etc.
-- Grant. . . . unix || die
