I don't know how to turn my computer off, do you have to use the command line?
I couldn't find any program that seems like it would turn it off,




thanks for your help

From command line type:

I already tried these:
shutdown
shut down
turnoff
turn off

and also what that other guy said. none work

Try halt or init 0

still no success, maybe I'm missing the program? if there is one? I've tried it in xterm and bash, do I need a different shell?

Just making sure; you are trying the commands as root, right?

hi,

from the command line, to shutdown your computer type -

what you're doing here is telling your machine to shutdown for system halt (-h) immediately (now)...

alternatively, to reboot type -

where the -r means 'restart'..

have a look at the 'shutdown' manual page (type 'man shutdown' from the command prompt)...

if your computer doesn't actually 'power off' when you go for system halt, that's another issue - have a search on these forums. it's a relatively common problem.

cheers.

no all I'm trying to do is shut it off i didn't know i'd have to be logged in as root to do that, but halt worked now

thanks , but is there an easier way to shutdown?

hi,

if you're running without X and using the command line, it;s possible to assign 'aliases' to common commands. for example, you could assign a keyword 'off' to shutdown your computer. i have no experience of this and have never tried it, but you might try a google, or search these forums for 'bash' aliases (i'm assuming you're using bash, which is more than likely).

other than that, well no - unless you're using a graphical environment, you'll have to type something to shut your machine off. don't just use the power button!!

sorry i can't help further - here's hoping somebody with more experience can provide you with a more detailed answer.

The only easier way to shut down that I've found is configuring sudo (visudo and man vi ) and putting a shortcut in my window manager somewhere that points to "sudo /sbin/halt"