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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:56:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Carlos Carnero <zopewiz@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Junior hacker assignment :o
To: DaleCo Help Desk <daleco@daleco.biz>,
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Hi,

--- DaleCo Help Desk <daleco@daleco.biz> wrote:
> And this is a need that "shutdown -r" doesn't
> address?

From an earlier message:

--- Steve Tremblett wrote:
> Does "shutdown -r now" reboot the machine without
> APM?

yes it does. And it can set for a specific time if I
use something other than now :)

But I need it for other purposes. Let me see if I can
explain this.

I'm using a real dumb UPS, which can signal FreeBSD
that not only the AC's gone, but that the battery will
be depleted. So, when this second signal arrives I
properly shutdown my server.

The problem (that just bit me yesterday) is that the
AC power was restored after the FreeBSD box was shut
down but _before_ the battery depleted. So, the
battery didn't reboot and my server was still "waiting
for a key to reboot". See the problem?

And I can't program the UPS.

Thanks a lot,
Carlos.

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