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Old 10-30-2007, 02:23 AM   #1
babu198649
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Unhappy shutdown command not working


hi
i tried to shutdown using commmand prompt like this

[root@localhost user]# shutdown -h now
bash: shutdown: command not found


i have logged in as a root user even then its not working
i am using fedora.
thanks
 
Old 10-30-2007, 02:46 AM   #2
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Maybe it's not in root's PATH.
Try specifying the complete path
/sbin/shutdown
 
  


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