On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 23:05 -0700, David Christensen wrote: > debian-user: > > Is there a way to start a delayed shutdown over SSH and disconnect > immediately (e.g. non-blocking)? > > > I've tried: > > ssh u...@host sudo shutdown -h +1 & > > but shutdown blocks until it finishes. > > > I've also tried: > > ssh u...@host sudo shutdown -h +1 &; exit > > But sudo chokes on the ";" (e.g. sudo won't let me cheat).
How about
% ssh u...@remote sudo "echo shutdown -h +1 | at now"
HTH
Siggy
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