Machine reboots instead of shutting down

[Janina Sajka]

Victor:

Two points:

1.)	Check your /etc/inittab. Look for the line that issues the
shutdown command and make sure it says "shutdown -h now". If it says
"shutdown -r now", change it. The default behavior is the -r reboot;

2.)	I have noticed that changing hardware my notebook, for example
swapping out the cdrom from my ultrabay and inserting the second battery,
reliably prevents the kernel from starting up. If I simply power down and
power up again, all is well. The next time I swap hardware, I find I have
to do this again. The first boot attempt doesn't work, but the second one
does.



 On Fri, 4 May 2001,
Victor Tsaran wrote:

> Hello, listers!
> I am almost sure that some of you can easily resolve the following problem
> of mine. I recently reassembled my computer after a trip from the USA back
> to Europe. Everything works fine, but with my RedHat7.0, when I give kernel
> the "halt" or "shutdown" command or "telinit 0", my machine reboots itself
> instead of shutting down. Is that possible that I have connected something
> wrong? Can RedHat kernel be mistaken and send wrong signals to the hardware?
> Mine is Asus P2B motherboard. Has anyone ever experienced similar situation?
> Best,
> VIctor
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