[Help] Trouble shutting down a linux machine (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 months ago by theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@programming.dev

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I am having issues with my linux machine running openSUSE MicroOS. It runs fine but I can't power it off via SSH. I tried shutdown, poweroff and halt but no command turned the machine off. I then have to physically push the power button but I don't feel comfortable doing that too often because I might interrupt some processes which are still running? Is there something I could still try or something I did wrong?

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[-] mantra@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 months ago

Did you use any arguments with shutdown? Does shutdown spin down the system, but not turn off the hardware, or does it not do anything? You can try " shutdown now -h". That should halt the system after a graceful shutdown.

[-] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

I tried that now. It's still running but I can't access it via SSH.

[-] mantra@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

Sounds like that shutdown the system, so the problem is just getting it to power off. You could try "halt -p”. That explicitly calls for the system to power off. If that doesn't work, perhaps try "halt -verbose", which will give a bunch of info on the next boot about what halt was doing, might show an error there that could you lead you in the right direction.

[-] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Will that show the info only when I connect a screen directly to the machine? Or also when I log into it with SSH the first time after the reboot?

[-] mantra@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

I would think it should be in the boot log, but I am unsure on that one.

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