[exelist] Re: linux question

[Stewart Moss <stewart.moss@...>]

Hi lullaby,
At the shell prompt type :-

"shutdown -g<x> -y"

Where x = time in seconds

** Check by typing "man shutdown" (I am sure I have got it right though) **

or Better still

use the AT command. BUT REMEMBER TO DISABLE IT OR THE SERVER WILL SHUT DOWN
EVERY DAY!!     

For more help type "man at"


If you type shutdown, there won't be much you can do with the server while
it is waiting, but AT will only initiate shutdown at a certain time and day
of week.


At 06:17 PM 99/05/27 -0700, you wrote:
>okay i just joined this list so pardon my stupidity please...
>just one question for now....does anyone know how to write a command line
>in linux that will automatically shut down your system after so many
>minutes of the system being idle??? please help..im going nuts and no one
>knows shit about linux
>thanks
>brooke (lullaby)
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