shutdown problem

jws · Post by **jws** » 22 Oct 2008, 11:02

shutdown -r as root works OK; connections are cut, half a minute (or so) of blinkenlights, machine comes up again.

But shutdown -h doesn't work. A shutdown message is broadcast over the LAN, connections are cut, and the machine goes into blinkenlights state -- forever. Pressing the button on the back has no effect. You have to pull the power plug; then the machine can be restarted without no ill effects. But pulling the plug seems a bit rude.

Bahurim · Post by **Bahurim** » 22 Oct 2008, 12:28

Shouldn't it be be

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shutdown -h now

as root or admin of course. That is what I have always used but I am not sure if leaving the 'now' off would have any ill effect.

jws · Post by **jws** » 22 Oct 2008, 13:21

Oh, yes, of course. I should have included the "now" in my post. The problem is, as root:
"shutdown -r now" works.
"shutdown -h now" does not work; machine keeps blinking forever.

davidI · Post by **davidI** » 22 Oct 2008, 14:31

Try -hP, which tells it to poweroff, not just to halt. (Actually I just do "init 0", but that might be a bit heavy-handed)

From the shutdown man page:

-h Halt or poweroff after shutdown.

-H Halt action is to halt or drop into boot monitor on systems that
support it.

-P Halt action is to turn off the power.

Cheeseboy · Post by **Cheeseboy** » 22 Oct 2008, 14:57

I always used "poweroff" without problem with the old bubba, but it doesn't seem to work with the new one.
I will try your suggestions as well.

Thanks.

carl · Post by **carl** » 22 Oct 2008, 15:35

the web admin shutdown calls /sbin/poweroff (which is an symlink to /sbin/halt)

/Carl

jws · Post by **jws** » 24 Oct 2008, 07:30

carl wrote:the web admin shutdown calls /sbin/poweroff (which is an symlink to /sbin/halt)

/Carl

In my case, also /sbin/poweroff does not work (as root). Nor does "shutdown -hP now". The only neat way of stopping the box is by pressing the reset button until the light blinks.

In /etc/default/ is a file called halt, which is exactly the same on the bubba as on my Debian Sid system. It says:

# Default behaviour of shutdown -h / halt. Set to "halt" or "poweroff".
HALT=poweroff

Is this default behaviour somehow changed somewhere else in the system? I must confess that I have removed the web admin system