ctrl alt and delete will send a shutdown command to the system.
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph S. Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Here is the dumbest question ever asked!
> "Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
>
> > Bryan Foster wrote:
> >
> > > I can call this the dumbest question ever because it is and it's mine.
> > >
> > > What command do you use to logoff and shutdown the system? I have it
set to
> > > load X at startup and I can choose logoff, but that just puts me at
the X
> > > login screen again. I have just been hitting the reset button to
reboot, but
> > > Linux yells at me the next time I boot it up.
> > >
> > > Thanks.. this is really the least of my concerns/questions at the
moment,
> > > but I'll save the other ones for later when I've learned a bit more.
> >
> > Uhh, try selecting the shutdown button that's on the login screen. If
you are
> > at a command prompt you can type "shutdown -h" - no quotes.
> >
> > No such thing as a dumb question.
> >
>
> Oops, forgot the "now" qualifier try "shutdown -h now"
> Sorry
>
>
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> Joseph S. Gardner
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> Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH
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> No windows, no gates.
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