Log in as "root" instead of a normal user. Try that instead of SU.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Rhichard Barth & Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] shutdown problem fixed
>
>
> John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > Are you editing the file as "root"? If not, that's a "system file" and
only
> > "root" can edit it.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rhichard Barth & Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 6:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] shutdown problem fixed
> > >>>At the # I type SU? I believe (or it likes me to think I am) SU.
>
> It must be SU because if I don't type that I can't even use MC, but once
in MC
> all I can do is look, can't touch....tried that when Axalon suggested
removing
> the -p in SShalt, but it won't let me save the changes.....
>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Axalon wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Flight16 wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > For anybody else having the problem I was of a huge error crashing
> > their system
> > > > > whenever the shutdown script tried to halt, it is because of the
power
> > off command,
> > > > > like Axalon said, but the specific problem comes from the -p
parameter
> > that tries to
> > > > > power down your pc. This command is near the end in SShalt
script..
> > Just look in
> > > > > your /etc/rc.d/rc0.d directory, and edit one of the last lines
which
> > contain "halt -i
> > > > > -d -p" so that it doesn't contain the p, and is just "halt -i -d"
and
> > any other
> > > > > parameters you used with it. Hope this helps somebody else out
there.
> > See ya.
> > > > >
> > > > > Flight16
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Found it !!!!!!
> > > but it won't let me save the changes......
> > > can I rename it?
> > >
> > >
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