Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:01:36 +0200 (CEST) From: Andreas Davour <ante@Update.UU.SE> To: rchopra@cal.berkeley.edu Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Shutdown And User Intervention Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0410131800050.9952@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> In-Reply-To: <20041013145008.94842.qmail@web52105.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20041013145008.94842.qmail@web52105.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Rishi Chopra wrote: > Is there a way to issue a shutdown command that > doesn't require me to press a key to reboot? > > Currently when I enter the command 'shutdown -p' the > system shuts down gracefully but I have to press a key > to reboot the system. > > Ultimately I'd like to be able to power-off the system > gracefully without requiring the user (me) to press a > key afterwards. Check if you have the acpi kernel module loaded. Without it, the "shutdown -p" can't shutoff the computer without human intervention. At least in no way I know. /andreas -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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