i usually do shutdown -h now to shut it down. and wait for the message from the kernel to power down.
nate ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Linux System Administrator http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, jh wrote: > Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off your computer? I read > in an online guide that you should press <ctrl><alt><delete>. When I do > this and I later turn my computer on it says "last boot failed"...Then it > installs. Is this the recommended way to turn off your computer? > > Jeff > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >