On Sun, Oct 25, 1998 at 09:14:37PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] pleaded:
% Date sent: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:25:17 +0100 (MET)
% From: Gevaerts Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
% To: Mario Melendez Esquivel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
% Copies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
% Subject: Re: Safe to turn off PC?
% >> When is it safe to turn off your linux PC? When I type
% >>"shutdown now" the
% >> system sends TERM to everything and then displays "Enter
% >>root password for
% >> maintenance (or press Ctrl-D for normal startup):" and stays
% >>there until I
% > try :
% > shutdown -h now
% > and turn off your PC when it says System halted
%
% I have to agree with Mario, " shutdown -h now " will ONLY work for
% me when I'm logged in as root. How do I turn off the computer
% when I'm logged in as the "only use "root" cautiously" added user?
Just "su -", then do "sync;sync;sync;shutdown -h now".
--
Kurt Wall
Informix on Linux FAQ: http://www.users.uswest.net/~kwall/iolfaq.html
