text based shutdown

[flip5325]

Got it now I installed every thing from the install disk to the computer that fixed it.

[lordnothing]

if you're logged in to a console (vt (short for 'virtual terminal')), do this:

shutdown -r now  <--that reboots
shutdown -h now  <--that halts the system

read the shutdown (1) manpage for more info on what can be done with the shutdown command (like scheduled downtime, etc)

[jeremy1701]

You have to be a member of the shutdown group in order to use shutdown in MDK. The default doesn't automatically make users part of this group, you have to add it manually (start > system > configuration > configure my computer > system > users & groups).

You can also use the halt command, but that's a little less sophisticated.

Jeremy