Re: turning your computer off

[Samuel Varghese <sambo@goldensun.com>]

you can turn it off by merely typing in the word "halt" when you are logged in
as root. wait for the words "power down" to appear and then turn off your
computer.
sam


On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Dean wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
>   I'm rather new also, but in order to use <ctrl><alt><delete> you will
> have to 
> enter that into some file or other. Instead try the command: shutdown.
> check out the man, but to use this command be sure to be root. So at the
> root 
> prompt type:
>    #shutdown -r now
> or:
>    #shutdown -h now
>  The -r is for reboot & -h is to halt  or shutoff the computer.
> There are more options in the manual, in fact if you want to use the
> three finger
> salute, that to is in the man. Have fun                  Dean
> 
> jh wrote:
> > 
> > Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off your computer? I read
> > in an online guide that you should press <ctrl><alt><delete>. When I do
> > this and I later turn my computer on it says "last boot failed"...Then it
> > installs. Is this the recommended way to turn off your computer?
> > 
> > Jeff
> > 
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