Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Title:
Shutdown fails when hwclock cannot be set
Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Kubuntu 12.04.1
I have an older laptop with, I suspect, a failed or failing battery.
When I shutdown or reboot the computer it hangs at the hwclock command
in /etc/init/hwclock-save.conf. Apparently there is no timeout
applied to this command. The system repeatedly keeps trying and
failing to save the system time to the hardware clock so the shutdown
process never completes.
I have solved the problem for myself by commenting out the appropriate
command in /etc/init/hwclock-save.conf. I diagnosed the problem by
switching to another tty and observing the shutdown sequence hang at
the hwclock command. However a less experienced user would wonder why
the shutdown splash screen continues to be displayed, but the computer
never halts.
There should be some method for checking whether the command can be
executed, or at least a time out applied so that it doesn't keep
checking forever.
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