FC7 Power Down/Power Button issue

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Mike Chambers wrote:
> 
> Since it worked on FC6 and not 7, this might not affect you, or at least
> matter.  But how long do you hold the power button before deciding it
> won't shut off?
> 
Holding it down for 30-90 seconds will bypass the BIOS and shut the
machine down on most machines. But this does not do a proper
shutdown - it is like pulling the plug.
> 
> Now this is a stupid question, but if it shuts down fine by shutdown -h,
> then why does it matter if hitting the button works or not?  If it
> don't, pull the plug if it's needed that to shutdown that fast.  And
> that is not the proper way to shut it down anyway, so not like it's
> important is it?
> 
You can program the power button to do a proper system shutdown. You
can also program it to suspend or hibernate the machine. It can be
handy to shut down a machine when no-one is logged in.

Mikkel
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