[Nottingham] power off

Haber, Michael michael.haber at ntu.ac.uk
Mon Dec 22 10:20:38 GMT 2003



>>Loading the ACPI userland helper patches the power button to execute
>>'init 0', which powers off when the kernel halts.

>>/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh in Debian, but other distros may vary.

>>Gets quite extensively used when I'm in a hurry!

OK, so I've installed the apcid package and /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh is there. How can I check it will work without just pressing the button....or is there no other way.

mike



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