You can also try 'init 0' to shutdown or 'init 6' to reboot your system by
becoming a super user.
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Claude Ostyn wrote:
> did you try to add the 'now' option like : "shutdown -r now" ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George H. Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 5:09 PM
> Subject: [SuSE Linux] SuSE 5.3 Shutdown
>
>
> >
> >Hello-
> >
> >I'm new to Linux, running SuSE 5.3. Recently when I have tried to
> >shutdown my system using either shutdown -r or shutdown -h, while logged
> >on as root, the only thing that happens is that the screen shows a list
> >of the options possible with that command. The only way I can get out
> >is by Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Anyone out there have any idea what's happened
> >to my system?
> >
> >Thanks, George
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