Shut Down / Restart

mahednranit · 06-24-2005, 12:10 PM

Hi,
I am using the Redhat 8 (in KDE).... I didnt found the option for shutdown/restart the machine in GUI mode... but its avail in Gnome....

Pls let me know how to enable the shutdown/restart option in KDE....

Thanks

kornerr · 06-24-2005, 12:42 PM

And how do you turn off your PC???
How do you boot into Linux? Right in GUI, or you run it manually (startx)?

mahednranit · 06-24-2005, 12:47 PM

their is no problem for start up.... it comes to GUI automatically..... but while shuting down first I hv to go to CLI and then by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Del or by giving the init 6 command....

kornerr · 06-24-2005, 06:55 PM

I think that you use GDM as "GUI-chooser". Well, if you use KDM for it, KDE'll show the logout-window with Shutdown/Restart possibilities.
You should check /etc/inittab file to know how to run KDM instead of GDM.
For example, mine looks like

Code:

# These are the default runlevels in Slackware:
#   0 = halt
#   1 = single user mode
#   2 = unused (but configured the same as runlevel 3)
#   3 = multiuser mode (default Slackware runlevel)
#   4 = X11 with KDM/GDM/XDM (session managers)
#   5 = unused (but configured the same as runlevel 3)
#   6 = reboot

# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:3:initdefault:
- - -
# Runlevel 4 used to be for an X window only system
x1:4:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.4
- - -

You see? To go into GUI right after loading I have to cange

Code:

id:3:initdefault:

to

Code:

id:4:initdefault:

You have it already.
Did you noticed such string:

Code:

x1:4:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.4

This means that GUI-chooser is placed in /etc/rc.d/rc.4

So here's my /etc/rc.d/rc.4

Code:

- - - 
# Try to use GNOME's gdm session manager:
if [ -x /usr/bin/gdm ]; then
  exec /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon
fi

# Not there?  OK, try to use KDE's kdm session manager:
if [ -x /opt/kde/bin/kdm ]; then
  exec /opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon
fi
- - -

You see? GDM is described earlier than KDM. So you just need to replace them, and all'll work fine.

jasmeet93 · 06-25-2005, 12:56 PM

u can use the command for shutdown and restart

for shutdown

Code:

shutdown -h now

for restart

Code:

shutdown -r now

i above command h is for halt and r is for restart mor over insted of "now" u can give the time foe ex
if u use shutdown -h 10
the system will shutdown in 10 min

gnukish · 06-25-2005, 01:57 PM

10 is seconds or minutes , clarify ??

thandermax · 06-25-2005, 02:02 PM

10 minute

but you can also give in format hh:mm (such as 1:25)