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From: Parv <parv@pair.com>
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Subject: Re: Shutting down as user
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in message <4558A560.4050004@comcast.net>,
wrote Rem P Roberti thusly...
>
> I just installed 6.1 on an old laptop, and I am unable to shutdown
> as user.  I get a "permission denied" error message.

Other than already proposed solution, given that you are the only
person sitting near the machine & working power management, a press
of the power button should cleanly shut down the computer.

At least that is what happens on/with FreeBSD 6.x, with ACPI
enabled, on my IBM Thinkpad T42 when I am feeling lazy enough to
avoid typing "shutdown -p now".


  - Parv

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