[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 04:50:08PM +0800, Redhat mailing list wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> Is it possible to shutdown linux thru power switch instead of >> CTRL-ALT-DEL or shutdown command?? > > Possible? Yes. > > Advisable? Absolutely not! You risk file system damage. > I'm not sure, but I think the sender may be referring to a function that certain motherboards have that allow the power button to send a shutdown command to Windows. Mine has that. It might be possible to intercept that signal and associate it with the 'shutdown -h now' command, but I have no idea how. Anyone out there have any ideas how that might be possible?
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