Tim wrote: > On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 23:10 -0400, Mail List wrote: >> rc.local is executed after the init scripts on boot - what is the >> equivalent which would be executed before the scripts during the shutdown >> phase? > > You probably want to look at: /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/S00killall It references > something else that *can* exist near the end. I'm interested in this, as one of my laptops goes completely black when I re-boot it (either by "shutdown -r now" or by clicking on the Log out icon). This doesn't do any harm, as it re-boots normally, and comes up with the usual BIOS screen. It's just puzzling. To add to the puzzle, I have two identical laptops (ThinkPad T23's) and this only happens on one ... -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland