On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Andrew Mathews wrote: > m.w.chang wrote: > > without attaching a keyboard to my server, I could press the power off > > button and expect the linux to gracefully run `poweroff -n`, just like > > the Window$. ctrl-alt-del is just a different way of `shutdown -r now` > > > > Just 2 days ago, I needed to shutdown my linux server in a hurry (fire > > in my building's ilft control room). well, still no life service until > > now for those living on the 20th floor. hoho... > > > >> Huh? The power button isn't part of the keyboard, so no. I dont' > >> understand what you're trying to do anyway. > > > > > > > > If you can find a way to integrate the power switch into the operating > system it would work, however you're asking it to essentially do a > graceful shutdown *after* pulling the power cord from it. Kinda like > sending out an email to let everyone know the mail server is down. After > the fact is too late.
Indeed. I think this *might* be possible on some sets of hardware where the power button isn't a mechanical button, but a electronic button, that gets its input trappedc by some kind of intelligenc3 before the actual command to terminate power reaches the power supply. THis is definitely not a universale thing though. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
