Or, another command frequently available via /sbin is: poweroff This one has the advantage of continuing the shutdown to the point of turning off the power. Buddy Brannan writes: > Yeah...Log in as root and type > halt > > That should do it. Unless your computer is my computer and it reboots instead. > -- > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Help us bring our child home! Visit http://ouradoption.brannan.name to > find out how. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175