On Thu, January 6, 2005 9:07 pm, Christopher Sawtell said: > On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:45, Nick Rout wrote: >> On Thu, January 6, 2005 12:17 pm, Barry said: >> > Steve Holdoway wrote: >> >> Barry wrote: >> >>> Just done a test on my M10 install with level 3 startup and icewm. >> >>> >> >>> 1. ctl-alt-del to kill X >> >>> 2. ctl-alt-bs to reboot. >> >> >> >> I think I'd swap these two around if I were you (: >> >> >> >> Steve >> > >> > Ooops - you are correct, sorry >> > >> > Tested kde for M10 this morning. ctl-alt-del 1st time killed X, 2nd >> time >> > rebooted. Very simple, no scripts needed. >> >> but didn't acheive the aim of shutting the computer down (as opposed to >> rebooting it) > > If you change the '-r' to '-h' in the line containing shutdown > in the file /etc/inittab it will turn the machine off. > > Like this:- > > ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -h now
No no no, I mean "yes that will work, but this is supposed to be a solutoin for someones parents who may have little skills. the "right" solution for the distro concerned is what was called for IMHO" > > > -- > Sincerely etc., > Christopher Sawtell >
