How do I shut down at terminal?

manuel · Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 215

How do I use terminal features in Windows and Linux. Sometimes I need to switch before two OSes and I need to shutdown terminal first. Can someone explain me step by step actions? And after replacing some of the components in my case, Vista requires new validation code. This is very strange because on different configurations product key doesnt depend on it. I am using Debian, and dont know any commands in a console.

brig · Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 190

Shutdown command doesnt work all the time, because you are using two OS. Go to the console and write this line: shutdown h now. If you want to shut it down and reboot type shutdown r now. Remember that you have to be root. If youre not, use sudo to tweak your system. To specify time before system shuts down use h time-in-seconds. For example, if you want system to wait 9 secs before shutdown, type h 9. There is also reboot command, you must have heard of it, but its not very efficient. I prefer this h stuff. In Vista there is kill_time option which will define time before reboot. To stay logged in for an hour on Vista, specify this value in preferences window. I mean control panle, and then power options.

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How do I shut down at terminal?

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