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Date:      Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:57:39 +0100
From:      Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r216823 - head/sbin/shutdown
Message-ID:  <20101231135739.GB1892@garage.freebsd.pl>
In-Reply-To: <20101231012704.GA74407@freebsd.org>
References:  <201012301806.oBUI6VcW046731@svn.freebsd.org> <20101231012704.GA74407@freebsd.org>

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On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 01:27:04AM +0000, Alexander Best wrote:
> On Thu Dec 30 10, Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote:
> > Author: pjd
> > Date: Thu Dec 30 18:06:31 2010
> > New Revision: 216823
> > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/216823
> >=20
> > Log:
> >   For compatibility with Linux and Solaris add poweroff(8).
>=20
> any thoughts on adding a 'shutdown -c' switch for compatibility reasons?
> right now the only way to revert a scheduled shutdown is to send a sigter=
m.
> 'shutdown -c' would provide an easier way and in addition to that using
> 'shutdown -c reason', admins could issue a notice to users why a scheduled
> shutdown was aborted.
>=20
> this is the explanation for the -c option from the linux shutdown(8) manu=
al:
>=20
> "-c
>     Cancel an already running shutdown. With this option it is of course =
not
>     possible to give the time argument, but you can enter a explanatory m=
essage
>     on the command line that will be sent to all users."

I'm not against such a change:)

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