For questions regarding shutting down and powering off.
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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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My Ubuntu Shutdown mean not turn off, but became computer restart [closed]
It's not about my Ubuntu 12.10 x64, but also My Mint Cinnamon x64. When I press shutdown, it becaming shutdown. Power indicator of CPU turn off for a second, then the computer turn on. I have to boot ...
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My PC seems stuck during shutting down. How can I fix this and have it power off?
I was running Ubuntu normally and one time I ran the command startX in my terminal and then my screen became black. So I powered off through the cable then when I reboot, it doesn't log in so I had to ...
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How to shut down Ubuntu 11.10 host from within a Windows 7 VirtualBox guest?
I have installed virtual box 4.2 on a Ubuntu 11.10 host.
I have Windows 7 as the only guest OS.
I'm able to auto start Windows 7 virtual when Ubuntu boots by adding it in start application with the ...
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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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Netbook can not shutdown in Ubuntu 12.10
Why my netbook (with Ubuntu 12.10) can not do shutdown after I click shutdown feature on desktop tool bar. My netbook enter into new session after I click shutdown, rather than off. To shutdown my ...
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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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What happens to manual Upstart services on shut down?
If using the manual keyword in an init or override Upstart script, it is not clear whether the services shut down process will be initiated or it will just be killed on shut down.
For instance, will ...
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Hard shutdown after resuming from suspend
My system will shut down as if power was lost shortly after resume (30-60s) from a suspended state. This of course causes disk issues if anything was being written.
I saw that this issue was ...
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How do I prevent my laptop to suspend while shutting down? [closed]
Whenever I shut down my laptop down, and quick closing the lid right after hitting "Shut down", Ubuntu registered the lid closing and arranged for suspend (standby)!
The next time opening the lid, ...
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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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How to prevent XBMC from shutting down or suspending your computer?
Since I run XBMC as a program, and not standalone, I would just like it to exit when I click the power button. The default behavior is to show the shutdown menu, and I don't want to accidently shut ...
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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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Name of newly created user missing features in ubuntu 12.10 [closed]
Hi I am not very experienced with user management in ubuntu.
I needed to create a new user to manage my application server so following some instructions online, this is what i did:
I became root
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How do I get back my suspend option in Gnome Shell?
With the new version of Gnome Shell in Ubuntu 12.10 they turned most peoples issue around by just displaying the shutdown option which becomes suspend on pressing Alt.
How do I get back my beloved ...
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How do I diagnose Hang on Shutdown?
Since one or two months ago, my laptop with ubuntu 12.10x64 hangs during shutdown. There's just a black screen, no harddisk activity, it justs sits there. I feel it happens near the end of a normal ...
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ubuntu 12.10 login screen restart and shutdown button not working
ubuntu 12.10 login screen restart and shutdown button not working
Nothing to say more actually.
What am i doing wrong?
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ubuntu 12.10 can't restart and shutdown, no sound once in awhile
So the issues after i installed ubuntu 12.10 is that :
my laptop lack of sound once in awhile, seem like after click in the sound button on the right side of display.After restart it's goin' fine, ...
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Ubuntu shutting down unexpectedly
I experienced some issues with my acer travelmate 5730 shutting down when I tried to install ubuntu 12.04... However I managed to install it and after a few updates the shutting down stopped...
But ...
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Reboot/Turn Off Issues [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I installed the command line version of Ubuntu off the minimal 12.10 cd and am working on building ...
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System does not shut down. What can I do?
I am using Ubuntu OS for one year. Currently I am using Ubuntu 12.04LTS. When I click the shutdown button I am directed back to the login screen instead. It has become difficult to shut down.
What ...
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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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Why qbittorrent shuts down lightdm?
Immediately after I run qbittorrent application it opens up and right after it's loaded I'm suddenly at login screen. Tried reinstalling, uninstalling installing but didn't help...
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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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When I shutdown the computer, it restarts
I am unable to shutdown. Whenever I try to shutdown, it reboots. I am running Ubuntu 64bit 12.10. It is a desktop pC. No dual boot. I had windows 7 before. The graphics driver is AMD radeon ...
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System getting shutdown automotacally
My Ubuntu 12.04 LTS gets shutdown automatically by 11 AM. I've cleared all my scheduled tasks but then getting shutdown. Help me sort out this.
Thanks in advance.
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Which command is issued when I choose “Shutdown…”?
I have noticed that some of my machines do not switch off (since the upgrade to Precise) when I choose "Shutdown..." from the menu in the upper right corner of Unity. If the system is powered down or ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 neither shuts down nor reboots properly
(HP dv6-6180eg, Intel3000/ATI 6770M)
Although there have been several questions posted about this issue, I'm still not able to find a solution.
FYI, it's not possible to toggle the screen ...
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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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how to figure out the system is shutting down in a perl script?
I'm working on a perl script which is to run in starting up and shutting down processes of Ubuntu.
I need to know which one is happening.
Where can I find this information?
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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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System shutdown stopped working
Since last week shutdown has stopped working in my system. Either i use the shutdown menu in Unity/LightDM or use sudo shutdown -h now the system just locks, and i can't either use Alt+reisub. Only a ...
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frequent abnormal shutdowns/system crashes
It's been almost 5 days since I have installed Ubuntu and almost 6th time that my laptop has been crashed entirely and it shuts down abnormally. Actually, it heats up and I have to wait for 20 odd ...
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Can't login after forced shutdown
I am on ubuntu 12.04 and forced a shutdown (hardware switch). Now I can't login anymore. In particular, after entering my password I get sent back to the login screen. The error message is to fast for ...
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12.10 unexpected shutdown
A week ago I upgraded my system from 12.04 to 12.10 and now I am experiencing unexpected shutdowns. I did not have this problem at 12.04. This happened twice in a week and it takes a while to load my ...
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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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Workspace Shifter Hot-Keys
I don't know if it's just me, or my installation, but I set F9-F12 for all four of my Ubuntu workspaces, and it works until the 3rd boot up. Every 3 times I turn my Laptop on I have to reset just the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 shutdown/restart from login-screen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I can’t shut down nor reboot without console
When I click shutdown or restart from login-screen, nothing happens.
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mount/unmount issues while restarting/shutting down (not mounted / is busy)
When restarting or shutting down Ubuntu 12.10 the clean (graphic screen) process is interrupted by the following messages:
* Deactivating swap ... [ OK ]
* mount: /run/lock: not mounted [ fail ]
* ...
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After 12.10 upgrade - unclean shutdowns
Since doing an online upgrade to 12.10, every time I switch the PC on, it does a disk check. This implies that the OS is not shutting down correctly. But I am shutting down correctly (via shut down).
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Kubuntu 12.10 doesn't shutdown
I installed 12.10 to my SSD with EFI and if I use the shutdown option from the system menu it starts to shutdown but after turning off my HDDs it fails to power off completely.
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Why does Ubuntu (and other ubuntu based distros like lubuntu and linux mint) randomly shutdown on my laptop?
I have a lenovo g555 laptop and whenever I try and boot a ubuntu based distro off a usb, it randomly shuts off my PC (Not like a normal shutdown with shutdown loading screen but a like a sudden hard ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 64b does not shutdown
I am a new linux user so i am not familiar with what actually is needed to check.
When shutting down or trying to restart i get a screen with yellow letters and the system does not close or restart. ...
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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 can I shutdown my PC when the system is idle?
I am using Ubutnu 12.04 LTS. Now I am here to know that, is there any script/application I can use to shutdown my Ubuntu when my system is IDLE for 10 Minutes or so?
I have already gone through this ...
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I cannot shutdown Ubuntu?
I have Ubuntu 12.10 and I have installed GNOME Shel and GNOME Settings. Removed Ubuntu Settings and Unity.
If I Shutdown my system it stays forever in a blank screen. Then I have to long press power ...
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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?
