On 3 February 2015 at 15:14, James Morrissey <morrissey.jam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, i can only look at this during my evenings (i am currently in the > US). > > On 3 February 2015 at 07:09, Stuart Ward <stuart.w...@bcs.org> wrote: >> >> >> On 3 February 2015 at 04:35, James Morrissey <morrissey.jam...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I am trying to do this, but it is difficult to identify when the shutdown >>> begin (because messages are being printed to this all the time). Can anyone >>> tell me how i can identify this process, so that i can compare relevant >>> outputs for both processes (successful and unsuccessful shutdowns)? >> >> >> Use the command >> >> $ logger "shutdown started"; sudo shutdown -h now > > > Are you saying that if i use this command, an entry in the log will be > generated stating 'shutdown started'? So i can just ctrl + f for that and > that will indicate the start of the shutdown sequence?
Yes, good idea Stuart. However, as I said previously, if your log is continually being written to then look at that problem first. It may be related to the shutdown problem and should be easier to analyse. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
