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190619 Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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> I'd like to have a quick way to halt my system from the keyboard, |
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> without relying on obscure key combinations such as Alt-Up. |
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> Logging in as a special user (with a special password) would be ideal. |
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Why don't you simply goto another raw terminal via Ctl-Alt-F2 (F3 etc), |
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login as 'root' & issue 'shutdown -h now' ? |
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SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb |
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