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John Hansen wrote: > I have succeeded in using DSL on my old laptop but am unable > to find how I switch off the laptop in a controlled manner. > If any of you know the correct procedure please let me know > how to. A search of the WIKI did not reveal the procedure > which may of course be obvious to those who know ;-) > > John > > Hope this is of use to you and maybe some one else http://www.computerhope.com/unix/ushutdow.htm About shutdown Turn off the computer immediately or at a specified time. Syntax shutdown [-a][-t sec][-krhnfFc][time][warning-message] -a Use /etc/shutdown.allow. -t sec Tell init to wait sec seconds between sending processes the warning and the kill signal, before changing to another runlevel. -k Don't really shutdown; only send the warning messages to everybody. -r Reboot after shutdown. -h Halt after shutdown. -n Don't call init to do the shutdown but do it ourselves. The use of this option is discouraged, and its results are not always what you'd expect. -f Skip fsck on reboot. -F Force fsck on reboot. -c Cancel an already running shutdown. With this option it is of course not possible to give the time argument, but you can enter an explanatory message on the command line that will be sent to all users. time When to shutdown. warning-message Message to send to all users. Examples shutdown -c cancel a running shutdown countdown shutdown -r 5 system rebooting in five mins shuts down the system and goes to a reboot after 5 mins, with a Wall message to all logged in users Steph -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html