Keep in mind, --help is your friend! Your lover! A very close
distant cousin! lol
[root@yoda /root]# shutdown --help
shutdown: invalid option -- -
Usage: shutdown [-akrhfnc] [-t secs] time [warning message]
-a: use /etc/shutdown.allow
-k: don't really shutdown, only warn.
-r: reboot after shutdown.
-h: halt after shutdown.
-f: do a 'fast' reboot (skip fsck).
-F: Force fsck on reboot.
-n: do not go through "init" but go down real fast.
-c: cancel a running shutdown.
-t secs: delay between warning and kill signal.
** the "time" argument is mandatory! (try "now") **
Personally I like to put nice "greeting messages" with the warning
message option like "GET THE HELL OFF MY MACHINE" but that's up to
you! :0)
A "man shutdown" will also provide some very good help. Actually
reading the whole thing answers a lot of questions!
Good luck!
tdh
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* L. H. LOO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010117 06:19]:
> At 16-01-2001 +1300, you wrote:
> >Hi!
> >Running LM 7.2. The system reboots ok but when I issue the 'halt'
> >command it hangs up and errors/segmentation faults appear.
> >What is causing this?
> >Thanks!
> IIRC, the command is : shutdown -h now for immediate shutdown.
