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Re: [ctrl]-[alt]-[del] => 'shutdown -h now'



Thanks Joe et. al.

> Date:          Tue, 1 Aug 2000 17:16:46 -0400
> From:          Joe Bouchard <joe@bouchard.com>
> To:            alan@catalyst.net.nz
> Cc:            debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject:       Re: [ctrl]-[alt]-[del] => 'shutdown -h now'

> On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 09:07:56AM +0000, alan@socrates.cat-it.co.nz wrote:
> > Hi Group,
> > 
> >   Currently when I 3-finger-salute my laptop It seems to run 
> > 'shutdown -r now' I remember a previous post which mentioned 
> > changing this to 'shutdown -h now' - but I can't seem to dig it out 
> > ... can anyone jog my memory...
> 
> See your /etc/inittab file:
> 
> # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed.
> ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now
> 
> change the -r to -h and you should be all set.  Since inittab is read on
> boot, I expect it would take a reboot to take affect.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Thank you,
> Joe Bouchard
> 
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> 
Alan McNatty (alan@catalyst.net.nz)
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