Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:39:32 -0500 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Why doesn't Turn Off The Computer turn off the computer? Message-ID: <17439.30068.405734.806927@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <7e6edc4c961db1f296c1a3d995129635@pacific.net.au> References: <7e6edc4c961db1f296c1a3d995129635@pacific.net.au>
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Malcolm Fitzgerald writes: > When I log out and select "Turn off the computer" it shuts down > the system and leaves the machinery running, displaying this > message: > > "The operating system has halted. > Please press any key to reboot." > > Pressing the power button fires up the system. I have to hold the > power button down for several seconds to get a forced power-off > or pull the plug. > > How do I setup BSD so that the command at the login panel turns > the machine off? This is not (or not just) about FreeBSD, but about your BIOS. (All of my machines are set to ""Off" means "OFF!", damnit.".) Robert Huff
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