01-15-2004
the final message should be something like
"system halted"
i am not sure how much of a difference it makes, but shutdown wants the argument first, then time, ie:
shutdown -h +4
however if you use -t to specify amount of seconds until shutdown, then -t comes before desired action, -h.
try it with -h first.
shutdown -h +3
5 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm in the process of installing openbsd 3.2, the install appears to go ok but will not boot. So I tried the install again, when I opt to partition I noticed the disk the signature (in geometry) reads as 0x0 instead of 0xAA55. I'm using Lucas's 'Absolute OpenBSD' as my install guide together with... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: ferret
3 Replies
2. BSD
for all you unix/linux interested heres an online book for free that covers the basics of BSD SysV Unix commands and applications . giving the average linux user a perspective on the differences in context of the two operating systems and for BSD users covers material as a refernce guide.
... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: moxxx68
0 Replies
3. BSD
Hello!
Some time ago I did something stupid, I bought 4 harddisk cases (sata -> USB) without checking enough if it is supported by my choise of OS.
I was thinking of using FreeBSD on my new NAS (a sunblade 100), but after discovering that is didn't work, I started to search for information.
I... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: noratx
2 Replies
4. AIX
Hi,
I am getting the error "/etc/rc.shutdown failed. Shutdown aborting" while shutting down the os.
Please suggest. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: manoj.solaris
1 Replies
5. Shell Programming and Scripting
While tomcat shutting down getting the below error.
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for code cache
CATALINA_OPTS="-verbose:gc -Xloggc:gc.log -XX:+PrintGCDetails -XX:MaxPermSize=24M -Xms256M -Xmx512M -Djava.awt.headless=true -XX:-UseCompressedOops... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: tuxslonik
2 Replies
LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX
shutdown
shutdown(8) System Manager's Manual shutdown(8)
Name
shutdown - close down the system at a given time
Syntax
/etc/shutdown [ -k ] [ -r ] [ -h ] [ -o ] time [ warning-message ... ]
Description
The command provides an automated shutdown procedure that a superuser can use to notify users when the system is shutting down.
The time is the time at which will bring the system down. It may be the word `now', indicating an immediate shutdown, or specify a future
time in one of two formats: + number or hour : min. The first form brings the system down in number minutes. The second brings the system
down at the time of day indicated, using a 24-hour clock format.
At intervals which get shorter as shutdown nears, warning messages are displayed at the terminals of all users on the system. Warning mes-
sages are also sent to users who are logged in to a remote system that has mounted a file system or directory from the local system using
NFS. Five minutes before shutdown, or immediately if shutdown is timed for less than five minutes, logins are disabled by creating and
writing a message there. If this file exists when a user attempts to log in, prints its contents and exits. The file is removed just
before exits.
At shutdown time, a message is written in the file This message contains the time of shutdown, who ran shutdown, and the reason. Then, a
terminate signal is sent at to bring the system to single-user state.
If the or options are used, then executes or avoids shutting the system down (respectively). The option is for use by only. It indicates
to that it is being called by and not to return to the user.
You should place the time of the shutdown and the warning message in Use the message to inform the users about when the system will be back
up and why it is going down.
Restrictions
You can kill the system only between now and 23:59, if you use the absolute time for shutdown.
Files
Tells login not to let anyone log in
Log file for successful shutdowns
See Also
login(1), wall(1), halt(8), opser(8), reboot(8), rwalld(8c)
shutdown(8)