"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
> Bryan Foster wrote:
>
> > I can call this the dumbest question ever because it is and it's mine.
> >
> > What command do you use to logoff and shutdown the system? I have it set to
> > load X at startup and I can choose logoff, but that just puts me at the X
> > login screen again. I have just been hitting the reset button to reboot, but
> > Linux yells at me the next time I boot it up.
> >
> > Thanks.. this is really the least of my concerns/questions at the moment,
> > but I'll save the other ones for later when I've learned a bit more.
>
> Uhh, try selecting the shutdown button that's on the login screen. If you are
> at a command prompt you can type "shutdown -h" - no quotes.
>
> No such thing as a dumb question.
>
Oops, forgot the "now" qualifier try "shutdown -h now"
Sorry
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Joseph S. Gardner
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Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH
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Linux is like a wigwam...
No windows, no gates.
Apache inside
