From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 21 10:40:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1963237B401 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 10:40:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sage-one.net (adsl-65-71-135-137.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.71.135.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 397E543F3F for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 10:40:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Received: from sagea (adsl-65-68-247-73.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.68.247.73]) by sage-one.net (8.12.6p2/8.12.6) with SMTP id h4LHeE1v046263; Wed, 21 May 2003 12:40:14 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20030521124011.01379c70@sage-one.net> X-Sender: jackstone@sage-one.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 12:40:11 -0500 To: Scott DF , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Jack L. Stone" In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20030521121052.00b9de60@mail.expertune.com> References: <20030521163251.4791137B404@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=4.5 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES version=2.54-sage_one.rules_v1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.54-sage_one.rules_v1 (1.174.2.17-2003-05-11-exp) Subject: Re: shutdown -p now X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 17:40:35 -0000 At 12:13 PM 5.21.2003 -0500, Scott DF wrote: >Kjell wrote: > >>If you are using r4.8 you should not get this error message, >>and the above instructions should work. >>If you are using r5.0 you will get the above error message. >>Further, "shutdown -p now" does not work yet on r5.0 >>IE: stay with r4.8 if you want shutdown -p now to work. >>regards >>Kjell > >My experience has been just the reverse. > >shutdown -p now > >did not work on 4.x >does work on 5.0 > >I love 5.0. > >Scott > I don't want to start a fuss, but your comment about 4.x not working is misleading to the list. It's okay to say that it didn't work for you, but it was not because 4.x doesn't support the shutdown IF properly configured and IF the computer supports it too. I know you said "My experience...." but might imply 4.x won't work. Begging your pardons..... Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net