Here is a link to photos taken of the last logs.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6y2qvfa32ecpteyfqlpuf/AE6tuFYa-Qy9rLt-BoN8WCk?rlkey=hl93wf0sb8y6e7xxgin5e7xkv&st=bsi8uomb&dl=0

This is the output of

journalctl -xe

This at least worked anything using sudo failed.

Paolo

On Thu, Dec 4, 2025, 11:08 AM Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 12/4/25 10:07 AM, Paolo Galtieri wrote:
> > Folks,
> >   I have a F42 system which since yesterday has been in a state in which
> > I cannot shut it down or reboot it. Any attempt just l Iogs me out. I
> > use MATE as my desktop and trying to shut it down via the system menu
> > ends up logging me out. If I try using the shutdown button in the upper
> > right just presents the restart/shutdown menu but clicking on one or the
> > other does nothing. Even if I try running
> >
> > sudo shutdown  -r now
> >
> > from a terminal window just hangs.
> >
> > I would try just hitting the system's power button, but based on what
> > happened to my 2 other Linux boxes I am very hesitant to do this. When I
> > tried this on my 2 other Linux boxes they now only boot into emergency
> mode.
>
> This means that the damage is already done and that's probably why you
> can't shutdown.  Do you see anything in the journal?
>
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