simply change the power button function to be programmed to recieve two or more successive presses to "shutdown -r now" - i have done this on gentoo systems in similar environments.
ian Chris Dennis <cgden...@btinternet.com> wrote: >Hello folks > >I've got a Debian server sitting in an office near some desktop >computers, so occasionally people press the power button on the server >by mistake, and it turns itself off. > >To avoid that, I've tweaked /etc/acpi/powerbtn-acpi-support.sh, and now >it ignores the power button. > >But that leaves no easy way to turn off the (headless) server other than >holding the power button for four seconds, which doesn't do the filing >system any good, or logging in via ssh and running a shutdown command >(which is inconvenient in this case). > >I could probably write a script attached to acpi that detects if the >button has been pressed three times in quick succession, or something >similar. > >Before I do that, does anyone know of a similar solution that already >exists? > >cheers > >Chris >-- >Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com >Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK > >-- >Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk >Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire >LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk >-------------------------------------------------------------- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
