Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:13:21 +1100 From: Malcolm Fitzgerald <mfitzgerald@pacific.net.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why doesn't Turn Off The Computer turn off the computer? Message-ID: <e1960f362e9c6d8c0dc8a36edd58ee8e@pacific.net.au> In-Reply-To: <44202897.3020602@freebsd.org> References: <7e6edc4c961db1f296c1a3d995129635@pacific.net.au> <44202897.3020602@freebsd.org>
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On 22/03/2006, at 3:23 AM, regnans@gmail.com wrote: > Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote: >> 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." > I figure you use kdm as Display Manager, because "Turn off the > computer" > is what is offers as a choice when you select "Shutdown". > To set it up properly, run kcontrol, select "System Administration", > then "Login Manager", then "Shutdown". Go into Administrator Mode and > correct the command for "Halt" to "/sbin/halt -p". Yes, it was simply a matter of issuing the -p switch thank you Helge, for spotting the kdm reference and giving the easiest method for fixing the problem malcolm
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