halt locks up machine

Legacy Netrunner 14.x
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Team,

I searched the forum, but didn’t see anything on this topic.

PROBLEM: When I log into NetRunner 14 (Ubuntu), open the Terminal, and enter:

sudo halt

the machine starts to shut down, but then locks up before powering off.

The NetRunner logo, with several dots stay on the screen.

Any suggestions?
Thx!

2

What run level are you using when this happens?

http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl8_halt.htm

You could just use the following command to turn off the system:

sudo poweroff

or alternatively:

sudo shutdown -h

To see the manpage for more information and options type:

man halt

These commands are only legacy on my system since Netrunner Rolling (Manjaro) is already using systemd.

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[quote=“AJSlye, post:2, topic:2894”]What run level are you using when this happens?
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You could just use the following command to turn off the system: sudo poweroff[/quote]

I was in N 2 runlevel.

And you’re right, the “sudo poweroff” works fine.

I guess “halt” is too abrupt; seems like it didn’t work in Kubuntu either.

Thx!