On Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 12:27:06PM +0000, Victor wrote: > Of course it works but it reboots the system, doesn't shut it down. That's > what I want.
take a look at /etc/inittab and search for 'shutdown' (preceded by some comment about ctrl-alt-del). There you can change the arguments to shutdown, i.e. replace '-r' (=reboot) by '-h' (=halt). > On Friday 27 April 2001 08:26, Sebastiaan wrote: > > Hi, > > > > does an ordinary ctrl+alt+delete not work? > > > > Greetz, > > Sebastiaan > > > > On 27 Apr 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Using debian on a stand-alone laptop I usually work as an ordinary user > > > and find somewhat awkward the fact that I have to su in order to shutdown > > > the PC. Is there a way to power my PC off as a user? -- Erdmut Pfeifer science+computing ag -- Bugs come in through open windows. Keep Windows shut! --