> ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 08:42:17 -0700 (MST) > From: Mike <azmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Automated Shutdown Script > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Michael Marsh <m@xxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <Pine.LNX.4.44.0407020837050.12668-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Michael Marsh wrote: > > > Does anyone know how to make fedora shut down automatically at a > > certain time of day with a bash script? > > > > Thanks in advance > > Michael Marsh > > m@xxxxxxxx > > Here's one way. Say you want to shutdown at 9:00 PM every > day. Do the following as root: > > # crontab -e > 0 21 * * * /sbin/shutdown -h now This is a good way to do it. I'd suggest only a slight difference. Put the entry at the end of /etc/crontab and add 'root' in the user field, so: 0 21 * * * root sbin/shutdown -h -t 600 Note that -t gives the number of seconds before shutdown, to give users 10 minutes before the system is yanked out from under them. I prefer using /etc/crontab because it keeps all my root cronjobs in one place, so I do not lose track of them. Just my 40% of a nickel. Hope it helps. Erik
