Re: Anyone have problems with shutdown not working properly?

Hi Mike,

> Hello,
>
> I have a Compaq ML530 Server running Redhat 7.2 and when I do a
> "shutdown" it will not run all of the shutdown scripts linked in the
> /etc/rc5.d directory.  I'm specifically looking for it to do a Continuus
> shutdown.  It boots up fine and goes to runlevel 5 like it should but
> the shutdown doesn't work properly.  Also when you watch the shutdown
> from the console you don't see all of the shutdown messages - it cuts
> from X to the hardware boot-up screen, i.e. memory check, Raid check,
> etc.  I have checked
> /var/log/messages and the last messages are:
>
> Mar 11 19:00:27 tcontinuus syslog: klogd shutdown succeeded
> Mar 11 19:00:27 tcontinuus exiting on signal 15
>
> Anyone seen this before in RH7.2?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike

Stewart already made a comment about shutting down a linux srver, so I
won't go there, but what the hell are you doing running a server in
runlevel 5? Looking for a reason to need to shutdown?

That said, signal 15 is SIGTERM,

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Keith Mastin
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