Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 17:39:34 -0500 From: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> To: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Doug Hardie" <bc979@lafn.org> Subject: Re: Initiating a shutdown without a console Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020703173934.0131c538@mail.sage-one.net> In-Reply-To: <0f5901c222df$b3c0bec0$edec910c@fbccarthage.com> References: <CGEIKJFNGMJHCMFBJGJFEEIHCAAA.root@unixhideout.com> <000c01c221a3$7ee025c0$0301a8c0@sys.gtei.net> <f05111b1db9490af7056b@[10.0.1.90]>
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At 05:19 PM 7.3.2002 -0500, Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: >*Someone* does something UNIX >like with this machine, do they not? > >When it's time to move, call shutdown -h now >from remote, then they move it and punch the >power switch? > >I must be missing the essence of the situation... > >KDK > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Doug Hardie" <bc979@lafn.org> >To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:17 PM >Subject: Initiating a shutdown without a console > > >> I have an unusual situation where I am going to have a machine that >> is used for off-site archiving of a database. It will be an >> "appliance" that lives in someone's house and will occasionally need >> to be moved to another location. It has 2 interfaces - power and >> ethernet. No console, keyboard etc. The only item remaining to be >> figured out is how to safely shut it down so it can be unplugged and >> moved. >> I use "shutdown -p now" and works for me every time on several machines..... Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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