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Shutdown does not power off computer with db derby service
I set service db derby by this instructions Fresh Install Ubuntu 12.10 - 17. apache db derby
#!/bin/bash
#
# Startup script for Derby
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: derby
# Required-Start: ...
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Debug automatic laptop shutdown problem
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop and recently it started getting shutdown automatically while I am using it. I am sure there is no problem with any part getting over heating. Some times it happens ...
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How to run a script at shutdown
I want to reset the hardware clock from the system clock at shutdown. I created this script (K99savetime.sh):
#! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: savetime.sh
# Default-Start: 6 0
# ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Shutdown Error
My computer recently ceased to boot Windows 7 after I turned it off one day for a reason that I do not understand, and have not resolved yet. But, Ubuntu was working fine, until today...
Before ...
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Ubuntu won't shutdown using integrated GPU (Vaio VPCSB)
I have a Sony Vaio VPCSB1D7E (W7 + Ubuntu 12.04). It has hybrid graphics (AMD+Intel). I installed both the AMD Catalyst drivers and the Intel ones. So far, using both graphic cards works fine, but I ...
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ubuntu 12.04 shutdown hanging [duplicate]
When trying to shutdown ubuntu 12.04 it shows the dialog box of shutdown but after clicking it nothing happen I have to click on the power button to shut down
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How to reopen the folders that were open before shutdown? [duplicate]
I know how to configure it on Windows but don't know if Ubuntu has this feature.
Is it possible?
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Why does my PC shut down on boot?
Ubuntu 12.04.
So Ubuntu was working perfectly. I wanted to restart (Only because it was lagging a little) my PC, but weridly, it shutdown perfectly, but then didn't do the starting up part. So I ...
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Execute BASH script on shutdown
I have a KVM switch (Trendnet TK 409) that helps me switch between my Ubuntu laptop and Linux computer. The switch use a hotkey for switching (numlock+numlock).
Unfortunatly, that only works on ...
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low graphics mode error only during shutdown
I'm getting the message: "The system is running in low graphics mode. Your screen, graphics card and input device settings could not be detected correctly. You will need to configure these yourself." ...
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Shutdown when laptop lid closed
I want my laptop to shutdown when I close the laptop lid.
But in the power settings I can only choose between:
Suspend
Do nothing
Hibernate (Disabled)
Is there any way to configure it with more ...
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Ubuntu doesn't want to turn off
I have Ubuntu 12.04 with nmap and metasploit installed on it. My problem is when I try to shutdown, Ubuntu refuses to turn off. When I check the running processes, I see that PostgreSQL 9.1 is still ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 shutdown abruptly while running program in eclipse
I am using inspiron 1764 and ubuntu 12.04,recently while developing in eclipse sometime after it will power offs abruptly ,i thought it is due to overheat,but while running in windows it wont shutdown ...
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lost right as administator
I have 12.04 freshly installed in my laptop. Recently I lost my rights as administrator. Hereare the problems:
1. unable to do updates from Update Manager (though no problem if I do it from terminal).
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How to read shutdown/reboot log
I own a laptop running 12.10 with Gnome 3.6 (installed on a SSD). I have been noticing since 12.04 that when rebooting, the computer hangs for about 30 seconds (sometimes even more) with a black ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Don't Shutdown Properly
Ubuntu 12.04 is working properly but when i click shutdown button a blank screen appears and system gets hanged .
What should i do.????
Thank You.
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Ubuntu 12.04 slow while shutting down
When I try to shut down my Ubuntu it waits for about 2-3 minutes blank screen and only then it shuts off. Is it a problem ?
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Logout scripts: not completed on shutdown, reboot
I'm trying to do some stuff at logout, and the task can take up to 5 minutes to complete.
If the user chooses Power off or Reboot directly, the script is killed before completion. If the user just ...
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What does “ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot” mean?
I am facing issue of shutdown and related to the Question then I did as it is mentioned but at the ending I have got a message like
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
So I was afraid and ...
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How can I make my system shutdown properly again? [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. For a few days my system has not been shutting down. I thought updates could solve it and waited for updates,got them installed successfully.
But the problem still exists. I ...
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`shutdown -r now` command completely shutting down instead of restarting
Hi we've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS onto a new server. It's on a SuperMicro X9SCA-f Motherboard .
Now we're aiming to locate this in a remote server room - however when we execute a shutdown -r ...
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System is shutting down instead of hibernating
I have an HP g4-1387, core I5, 4Gb RAM, 8Gb swap and hybrid Intel/ATI graphics with Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS.
Finally after installing AMD Catalyst 12.4 as described here I was able to Suspend. Hibernate ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 will not shutdown
My ubuntu(12.04) never shutdown.
Did not help this:
1) sudo halt
2) sudo shutdown -h now
3) update grub(acpi-force)
I think it's after installaton AMD Catalyst. My friend has similar problem and he ...
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Why does clicking 'Shutdown' from Menu only log me off? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Shutdown” or “Restart” logs out
Whenever I click 'Shutdown' from the menu it just logs me off. I have no accounts (Exept from Guest, but I keep it logged off) logged ...
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“Shut down” takes me to greeter now?
UPDATE - Removing my USB wifi dongle seems to cure the problem. So does disabling networking (but not disabling wifi alone). Now what?
UPDATE 2 - The 'uptime' command says there are 2 users logged in. ...
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Laptop shuts down but keeps turning back on after Ubuntu shutdown [closed]
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 with Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. If it matters, I have a secondary NVIDIA GPU which I use Bumblebee with Primus to control (in the absence of Optimus drivers for Linux).
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Dual Boot System: Ubuntu side runs Fine - XP side thermal shutdown (30-50 min) [closed]
Ubuntu is not the problem, but but I am hoping that the the collective knowledge might point me in the right direction for my XP side problem.
Ubuntu 12.04 runs no problem for days with CPU reading ...
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How do I auto shutdown in kiosk mode instead of sleeping?
I installed Ubuntu in Kiosk mode in a library and I want it to re-start between users. Users always forget to shut down computer. Is it possible to have the computer shut down or reboot automatically, ...
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Auto shutdown server if there was no activity
My server should shutdown after 01:00 am, if there was no activity in the past hour.
Lets say there was the last connection at 00:43 then it should check again at 01:43.
How to write such a ...
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Awkward shut down
I have a Dell Latitude D830 with just Ubuntu 12.04. Recently after I installed it, the shutdown worked fine. Recently, it has decided to stay on all night, and still be on when I wake up. Help please!
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my computer dose not shutdown with out hanging up
I am on 12.04 64bit running a HP DV6-6180us this has the amd/intel graphics and when im on intel it hang when i try to shutdown but not when im running the amd graphics.
If anyone of you ubuntu/linux ...
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Laptop hangs up on spash screen when shutting down
I have been trying to get the best battery life out of my laptop ans I think I may have messed something up. It used to shut down very quickly. Now it gets stuck on the splash screen and I have force ...
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How to block shutdown in ubuntu 12.04?
Sometime I run maintenance scripts in a machine. I want to temporally block users from been able to shuting-down the system while this task are running. How can I achieve this?
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Ubuntu 12.04 does not power off
I'm not able to power off Ubuntu, which was working fine a couple of days ago. When I click shut down, a blank screen appears and stays like that forever. It does not power off by itself and I'm ...
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Set Idle Time in Ubuntu 12.04 Server
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 Server and am looking for away for get the server to suspend after an idle time. When using the desktop version I could use the Gnome powersaving tool to specify the ...
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Remote reboot over ssh does not restart [duplicate]
I would like to remotely reboot my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server via ssh. I do sudo reboot and I loose connection and the server connection does not reappear. It does not ping.
When I go the the physical ...
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My Ubuntu system doesn't shutdown. Stays in splash screen
I updated from Ubuntu 11.10, I had installed also XFCE on that version but mainly used Unity, after I upgraded to 12.04 when I shutdown it doesn't shutdown it remains in a XUbuntu splash screeen. I ...
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New install of Ubuntu 12.04 shuts down after 5 minutes
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 and it seems to be fine except after 5 minutes a dialog box warning of shutdown in 60 seconds appears. If I don't dismiss this, the computer does indeed shut ...
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Cannot shutdown, computer freezes
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 (near windows 7) on my laptop(Dell studio xps 1640 with Ati Radeon HD 3670) and everything is working fine, but when I want to shutdown my computer it freezes!
I don't ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 shutdown does not finish
When i shutdown my ubuntu 12,04 appears the "shutdown screen" and it never finish, keep shutting down... i use "tab key" to see the log and the last line says "Stopping Puppet Agent"... and it never ...
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Toshiba Satellite A660 can't shutdown
My Ubuntu 12.04 can't shutdown correctly. It doesn't happen all the time but it does happen quite frequently. Is there any way to find out what modules (or anything) stops the shutdown process?
I ...
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Ubuntu not shutting down ( going to black screen ) 12.04
I am currently using a USB persistent install of Ubuntu. Its a simple 4GB drive with a 2.8GB partition (casper-rw storage partition). I setup an administrator account and set it to login ...
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How to suppress or disable the shutdown option from indicator menu or shutdown dialog?
My goal is to allow user only to restart the system, and deny any shutdown (suspend, hibernate). I am running unity-2d.
I 've managed to deny suspend and hibernate with polkit policy files like ...
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intermitent shutdown apparently due to firefox
It is happening with 12.04 (just upgraded my system):
when firefox is open the system may shutdown spontaneously. All jobs stop working, the opening screen appears asking the password as if the ...
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Lubuntu Precise - Power button doesn't shutdown immediately anymore
After some upgrade, my headless lubuntu 12.04 stopped shutting down on power button press.
I tried to edit ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml without success. Nowhere docs on possible alternative to ...
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show other connected users before (not) shutdown [closed]
On Ubuntu 10.04, at least, using gdm and gnome 2, if one would try to shutdown/restart the computer from the GUI, and if, at this time, another session is running on the same computer (SSH, tty), she ...
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Shutdown problem in ubuntu 12.04 LTS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Shutdown does not power off computer
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I'm getting a serious bug:
When I try to shutdown my system, my screen goes blank but my CPU fan ...
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How to add “shutdown” to the list of “when the lid is closed” in power settings? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I modify the power options?
I'd like to shutdown my laptop by closing the lid; but in Power Settings there's no option to do that.
Is there any way to add ...
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very slow shutdown in ubuntu precise
My system with ubuntu precise installed shuts down after a long delay (up to two minutes). The system is uptodate with the newest software available in ubuntu repos. Network-manager is installed and ...
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Acer randomly shuts down
I just bought an Acer Aspire One 756 in Romania with Ubuntu pre-installed, and i choose to reinstall ubuntu for english language and my correct keyboard layout. but now it randomly shuts down.
I ...
