Matthew Thyer wrote:
> Anyway,  how do I power off a machine on shutdown ?
> 
> I have "apm" in the kernel and it probes as apm v 1.2 but when
> the "shutdown -p now" command is run, the power is not turned
> off and I have to hold down the power button for 4 seconds to
> turn it off.
> 
> Hows it done ?
> 
> Do I have to run "apmconf -e"  (The owner hasn't tried this yet)
> 

Yes. There is a knob in /etc/rc.conf ("apm_enable") that forces
this at startup.

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