Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 08:51:24 +1000 From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: "Duke Normandin" <dnormandin@freewwweb.com>, "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: shutdown now Message-ID: <00051708520400.00360@freebsd.freebsd.org> References: <000801bfbd5b$031d7900$a2dba7d1@dnormandinfreewwweb.com>
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Hello, - Instead of "shutdown NOW" try - "shutdown -h NOW" Looking forward to your feedback. dannyh dannyh@idx.com.au On Sun, 14 May 2000, Duke Normandin wrote: > Whenever I use ` shutdown now ` to drop into single-user mode, > I get the following error message: > > Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: -> I hit Enter > > syntax error: Bad substitution > > I hit ^D and all files are re-read w/o the system checks (which is > what I want). How do I get rid of this "syntax" error? > > -duke > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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