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On Sep  1 14:51, LMH wrote:
> I have a bash script that runs rsync and I have been trying to add a
> command to shutdown the computer after the backup has finished
> running.
> 
> I have added,
> 
> shutdown -s now
> 
> and also tried,
> 
> shutdown -s 5
> shutdown -x now
> shutdown -x 5
> 
> but the computer doesn't shut down. Running which shutdown gives me,
> 
> /usr/bin/shutdown
> 
> so I know its there.
> 
> Any suggestions?

Try the -f/--force option.  Note that shutdown can succeed even if the
machine won't actually shutdown.  See, for instance, the remarks section
on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa376874%28v=vs.85%29.aspx


Corinna

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