Here is a thread with a related problem and ways to solve it: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red-hat-fedora-linux/159976-cron-shutdown-fails.html
Try using "/sbin/poweroff" instead of "/usr/sbin/poweroff" - and check root mail (stored in /var/spool/mail/root) for debug information
Thanks,
Vadim
2012/11/12 Antonio Olivares <wingators@xxxxxxxxx>
Dear fellow testers & devs.,
I have a special crontab which shuts down the computers at a specific time, ie.,
30 15 * * 1-5 /usr/sbin/poweroff > /dev/null 2>&1
but the machine does not shutdown :(
I have tried the following but as su - and added the following crontab:
# min hour day-of-month month day-of-week command
30 15 * * 1-5 /sbin/init 0 > /dev/null 2>&1
and the machine does not shutdown :( either.
How can I make my machines shutdown automagically at 3:30 every weekday (1-5)?
Does the new startup system interfere with basic shutdown of machines?
Also on some machines, I see poweroff as
/usr/bin/poweroff
and on others
/usr/sbin/poweroff
Is the command different on different systems?
It used to be the same before.
And to shutdown the machine from menu, I get prompted for root password. How can I eliminate that hassle? Running Gnome desktop btw in case it is important.
Thanks,
Antonio
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