Fred Smith wrote: <snip> #!/bin/sh # # invoked by the poweroff clause in /etc/inittab instead of the command # originally in that place. This one also shuts down the Windoze box. net rpc SHUTDOWN -C "System shutting down NOW due to power failure" -f -I 172.19.23.120 -U <myusername>%<mypassword> /sbin/shutdown -f -h +5 "Power Failure; System Shutting Down" <snip> Hoold on thar: I just had some thoughts, and went back to look at your script... then the man page, then shutdown --help. What's that undocumented -f do? mark _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos