Package: sysvinit
Version: 2.86.ds1-14.1
Severity: wishlist
File: /sbin/shutdown
Regarding: HALT OR POWEROFF
The -H option just sets the init environment variable INIT_HALT to
HALT, and the -P option just sets that variable to POWEROFF. The shut-
down script that calls halt(8) as the last thing in the shutdown
sequence should check these environment variables and call halt(8) with
the right options for these options to actually have any effect.
Debian 3.1 (sarge) supports this.
1. I don't see any "scripts" left. They are all "ELF 32-bit LSB
executable", no?
2. The halt(1) man page doesn't mention any INIT_HALT environment
variable.
3. Well, I tried "-h -H", and guess what, it put my IBM Thinkpad in a
unrebootable state... no button would respond, no way to poweroff
either. I had to remove the AC cord, and remove the battery, to
finally poweroff. So perhaps add a warning to the man page.
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