Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 09:22:25 +0800 From: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: shutdown -p now Message-ID: <20030521092225.5a6a4442.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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Dear All, I'm trying to get my computer to shut down and turn the power off. I'm aware of the command "shutdown -p now". It doesn't work for me, and after reading the handbook, I conclude that I must not have ACPI supported hardware. However, with Linux (and Windows) on this same computer, I can tell the machine to shut down and turn off the power. In Linux, this requires that the apm module be loaded - enabling apm in FBSD doesn't seem to do the trick for me (or do I need to recompile the kernel for this to work?). A bigger problem is that FBSD seems to have disabled the power button on the front of the computer. In order for me to turn off the machine, I have to reach behind the computer and turn off the master switch on the power supply (or else, pull the power cord out of the wall). I assume that this is done as a security measure - to prevent evil-minded individuals from shutting down the server when the system administrator is on his lunch break. That probably makes sense in a corporate network setting, but I don't need that level of security at home. More importantly, when I install FBSD on my laptop (I have not yet done so), I'm concerned that I won't be able to shut down the machine at all unless I remove the battery. I'd be grateful for any suggestions on solving this problem. TIA, Robert P.S. - I'm a FBSD newbie, and I just want to say that the help I've received from individuals on this list in the past week has been invaluable. A thousand thanks - this is really the most helpful and technically astute mailing list I've been on.
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