On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 01:25:27PM -0700, Craig White wrote: > On Mar 19, 2013, at 9:44 AM, Fred Smith wrote: > > > just to be sure I'm clear: the shutdown command appears to be sent > > to windows, as I desire. then instead of honoring the "+5" in the > > local shutdown command it shuts down immediately. > > > > but if I just run the identical script from a commandline it does > > exactly what I think it should: (1) tells windows to shut down then (2) > > waits 5 mins before shutting down Linux. > ---- > sounds as if there is another daemon that is processing the signal from the UPS system and initiating the power down rendering the 5 minute wait in your script moot. Well, factor this in, then: the original powerfail entry in inittab was the same as the shutdown command in my script EXCEPT for the lengthy command that makes windows shutdown. It uses exactly the same "shutdown..." command, and as long as that command is inside inittab, when powerfail occurs, the pause also occurs. only when I move it out to the external script does the pause fail to happen. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .---- Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / / / / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us / / (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 -------------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 ---------------------------------