Poweroff is also a symlink that actually powers off...
]]>@caslie, that is correct, "systemctl halt" will actuall halt the computer, then power is up to you pushing the physical button. I am pretty sure that they both call the same command and therefore the same sequence of events as mariusmeyer indicates. Why not enable persistent logging in journalctl and try both ways?
Okay i see, but prior to systemd i need not push the button to actually turn it off. So I suggested that he use poweroff instead of halt to avoid inconvinience.
]]>type "systemctl poweroff" in the terminal not halt because i don't think the computer will turn off using halt under systemd. for more info, check the systemd's wiki under FAQ.
"halt" still works, because it's symlinked when systemd-sysvcompat is installed, according to the wiki page on systemd (and by my own experience).
]]>Yeah, no idea then I'm afraid mine "instantly" quits gnome and goes straight to a vt showing the systemd shutdown messages for a brief second, and I'm on an old HDD... But I barely run anything at all, just gdm into gnome, no services.
Do you know if it's unsafe to shut down the system via a terminal rather than going through the desktop environment's shutdown sequence?
I guess this hasn't occurred to me much before since I didn't have this super-speedy systemd shutdown until just now.
]]>Do you use gdm or another login manager?
gdm
Also, do you have systemd-sysvcompat installed?
Yes, I have systemd-sysvcompat installed. Otherwise, as far as I can tell, my system is now pure systemd (no more rc.conf; initscripts package removed; systemd boot sequence runs without error; systemctl looks good).
]]>Also, do you have systemd-sysvcompat installed?
]]>Now that I'm using systemd, I really like how quickly I can shut down my system from a terminal emulation window.
Working in a desktop environment like Gnome, though, is it safe to shut down the system this way, or do I need to go through the loooong wait that always follows hitting Power Off in Gnome?
I usually have a terminal window open somewhere on my screen, but even when I don't it's faster under systemd to open a console and type "halt" than it is to let Gnome shut down my system via Power Off.
Thanks.
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