Re: "shutdown -h now" doesn't switch off the power

From: Andreas Rippl (a.rippl_at_gmx.net)
Date: 03/17/05

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    On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 02:14:54PM +0100, Marc Barisch wrote:
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I wanted to shutdown my server over the network via "shutdown -h now".
    > The machines is shut down, however the power isn't switched.
    > If I use the shutdown button in kdm, everything works fine and the power is
    > turned off.
    >
    > Thanks in advance!
    >
    > Marc Barisch

    Hi Marc,

    a quick check if you happen to run with apm, at least it worked for me.
    Make sure you have the kernel option 'apm=power-off' in your kernel
    command line, e.g. in lilo: append="apm=power-off"

    Hth, 

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