Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:24:42 -0700 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: FreeBSD Stable List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.x acpi powerbutton Message-ID: <1F394E42-BB02-41AC-8A52-C47A76EC55C9@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <49E8D824.1000001@root.org> References: <49DE1F8B.2080400@earthlink.net> <49DE2E6D.5050001@icyb.net.ua> <49DE596E.2050406@earthlink.net> <49DEFF53.1040306@icyb.net.ua> <49DF7A1C.90009@root.org> <20090418043432.O34434@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <49E8D824.1000001@root.org>
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On Apr 17, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Nate Lawson wrote: >> Perhaps a silly question, but is it too late at this stage of the >> game >> to try logging S5 events to syslog before dying? I agree with >> Stephen, >> logging 'shutdown by powerbutton' surely beats what might otherwise >> resemble a spontaneous reboot? Or is something already logged here? > > I'm not resisting this, but I'm having trouble seeing the importance. > What happens differently than if someone hits CTRL-ALT-DEL on a > virtual > console? Well, I'd like to get a one-line message saying "rebooted by CTRL-ALT- DEL" versus "shutdown by powerbutton". Other systems would log a one- liner like "system rebooted by /etc/shutdown -i 6: _MESSAGE_".... Regards, -- -Chuck
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