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I am trying to shut down my Ubuntu laptop, but some other users have left their accounts logged-in. (All users are local.) Normal shutdown is blocked because of this.
I can do a hard shutdown with the power switch, but is there a way to force shutdown from within Ubuntu?
Open a terminal (ctrl + alt + T) or use a TTY (ctrl + alt + F1.) Then you have to login using administrative account or root.
sudo shutdown -P now
You could always use
sudo init 0
to bring it down as well - a few less characters to type but not as pretty :)
