On Thu, 2014-11-27 at 22:04 -0600, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > On Thu, 2014-11-27 at 18:50 -0600, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > > Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:50:17 -0600 > > > > On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:07:47 -0600 > > Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > > > > > I also changed the boot level to 5. > > > > Do you mean the runlevel? If so, are you sure that you changed it correctly? > > > > Centos 7 doesn't use runlevels set in inittab like previous versions did. I see that fact is actually noted in /etc/inittab, along with the expected way to do it. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Frank, > > > > Yes, you are correct, I changed the run level and not boot level to 5 > > and did so by using the command : > > > > ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target > > > > Also, I appreciate everybody's input on this, but I am still at a loss > > as to how to fix this. Without being able to reboot, it sure makes the > > set up difficult. > > > > Does anyone else have any ideas?? > > > > Greg > > > > I have tried some additional changes that have not made a difference. > > I disabled selinux - that made no difference > I stopped and disabled firewalld - that made no difference. > > I can boot this machine after I turn it off and then back on, but when I > try to do a shutdown now -r, the system hangs right after picking the OS > that is desired "CentOS Linux..........". > > After the machine is turned off the boot process occurs normally after > this choice and I get two penguins in the upper left hand corner, and > the boot proceeds. When I do a shutdown now -r, I do not get to the > penguins and the machine hangs forever until I either unplug it or press > the power button for 5 seconds. > > Any help would be appreciated!!! > > Greg > ----------------------------------------------------------- Everyone, I did not get much of a response on the list so I filed a bug report. I wanted to document the bug report for anyone else that is having a reboot problem. https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=7949 Greg Ennis