LOGOFF good - especially in a non-z/VM shutdown context.   I always strongly
recommend that the Linux guests be setup to LOGOFF after shutdown.  If they
aren't running, it helps when it's obvious that they aren't running (i.e.
RC45 from Q USER xxxx).

Scott

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Stephen Frazier <[email protected]>wrote:

> Mark Post wrote:
>
>> On 6/3/2009 at  2:52 PM, Marcy Cortes <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> In /etc/zipl.conf, change
>>> parameters = "root=/dev/dasda1   TERM=dumb"
>>>
>>> To
>>> parameters = "root=/dev/dasda1   TERM=dumb vmpoff=LOGOFF vmhalt=LOGOFF"
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This is also unnecessary.  It just causes the guest to log itself off,
>> which z/VM doesn't really care about one way or the other.
>>
>>
>> Mark Post
>>
>>
> It may be unnecessary, but I like to see them go away when they are
> finished shutting down. I also prefer my desktop to actually turn off
> instead of  displaying a message saying "you can power off now" but maybe I
> am .....
> :)
>
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