path to shutdown
 

That did the trick. It's strange how even if you're in /sbin (where the command is), that you still have to type "/sbin/shutdown now" to make the command work.

Thanks again!

that'll be because a) /sbin isn't on your path and . isn't either.

yeah, and it's not recommended to put sbin or . in your path. that would be bad. :)

Now the reason for not putting . in your path is pretty well known, but why not sbin?? After all its a directory that typicall hold system binaries that should be only writable by root hence should be trusted, it this isn't the case then I think you'll have more problems than just your path!

Cheers

Jamie...

I don't know how you got it that way, but /sbin is always in root's path on the default installs that I have done. If it were not it would be a pain using various commands.