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Hi Whenever i try to switch off my computer, instead of switching off it restarts. Now,i don't have any option than to switch it off by the power button!which is ...
  1. 02-06-2008 #1
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    I can't switch off my pc!

    Hi
    Whenever i try to switch off my computer, instead of switching off it restarts.
    Now,i don't have any option than to switch it off by the power button!which is not a good thing to do.
    what should i do to fix this problem?
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    When you turn off your PC, are you doing it from the terminal, or from the GUI? I find it more effective to do a system shut down from the terminal.
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    We need a few more details.
    Which Desktop Environment and Login Manager and version of SuSe are you using?
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    I can't switch off my pc!

    Quote Originally Posted by devils_casper View Post
    We need a few more details.
    Which Desktop Environment and Login Manager and version of SuSe are you using?
    I am using kde 3.5.7 and kdm as a login manager also opensuse 10.3.
    hope this will help!

    Also am using GUI to shutdown my system!
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    open the terminal window(shell)and type the command shutdown -t
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    I can't switch off my pc!

    Thanks for the command but i want to troubleshoot it so that i can be able to switch it off in GUI without giving a command!
    help me with that please?
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    Have you checked the /var/log/messages file to see if there is any info on the shut-down process for your box? There might be some errors occuring behind the scecnes that may be recorded there.
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