The command was not changed on a whim. It was changed to restore compatibility with the historic behavior of the halt command as it was defined.
The 'halt -p' command will give the consistent desired behavior across all releases. ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1041018 Title: "halt" command should not have a default action To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1041018/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs