Re: Power off

[Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com>]

* Richard Hector (rhector@paradise.net.nz) [030301 19:55]:
> On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 11:16:46AM +0100, daniel huhardeaux wrote:
> > 
> > I have 4 computers running kernel 2.4.18 or 2.4.19 and all of them, when 
> > I ask to power down, *never* really dot it. They stay switch on with 
> > last message on the screen "power down" It's a problem for one of them 
> > which is connected to an UPS. He will never restart if power is coming 
> > back before UPS switch off :-( 
> 
> Other people have answered about the power off - but I can't see how
> this will help the machine to restart. If it powers off, but the mains
> power never goes away (due to the UPS), there will still be nothing to
> make it power on again, will there?

Type "reboot" or "shutdown -r now" if you want to reboot. Or are you
wanting to use the power button to "reset" ?? If so, I don't know about
that.

Hall