Additional comment: I just noticed that in the log file for AVGuard* in the time frame that I attempted to shut the computer down, that there were NO entries showing AVGuard shutting down - just the last files that were scanned, and then the startup lines for today:
2010-08-07 00:09:34 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1476]: AVGU: INFO Info: File '/home/scott/.bash_history' has been scanned; access granted. 2010-08-07 00:09:34 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1476]: AVGU: INFO Info: File '/home/scott/.bash_history' has been scanned; access granted. ---------------------------- 2010-08-07 10:13:45 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1009]: AVGU: INFO Info: Using library for dazuko version 3 2010-08-07 10:13:45 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1009]: AVGU: WARNING Warning: The Option 'ExternalProgram' in on-access mode is not available for Avira AntiVir Personal. 2010-08-07 10:13:45 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1009]: AVGU: INFO The program is running in fully functional mode. 2010-08-07 10:13:59 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1473]: AVGU: INFO Savapi started: Engine=8.2.4.34 VDF=7.10.10.102 License=2011-9-1 Normally, there would be something that looks like this at shutdown: 2010-08-05 23:36:26 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1466]: AVGU: INFO Info: File '/home/scott/.bash_history' has been scanned; access granted. 2010-08-05 23:36:52 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1466]: AVGU: INFO Info: File '/home/scott/.bash_history' has been scanned; access granted. 2010-08-05 23:36:52 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1466]: AVGU: INFO Info: File '/home/scott/.bash_history' has been scanned; access granted. 2010-08-05 23:36:59 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1466]: AVGU: INFO Info: Shutting down guard 2010-08-05 23:36:59 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1466]: AVGU: INFO Info: service terminated. Shutting down ----------------------------- 2010-08-06 10:30:06 scott-desktop avguard.bin[981]: AVGU: INFO Info: Using library for dazuko version 3 2010-08-06 10:30:06 scott-desktop avguard.bin[981]: AVGU: WARNING Warning: The Option 'ExternalProgram' in on-access mode is not available for Avira AntiVir Personal. 2010-08-06 10:30:06 scott-desktop avguard.bin[981]: AVGU: INFO The program is running in fully functional mode. 2010-08-06 10:30:20 scott-desktop avguard.bin[1466]: AVGU: INFO Savapi started: Engine=8.2.4.32 VDF=7.10.10.82 License=2011-9-1 Significant or not, I notice that the last thing AVGuard scans is '/home/scott/.bash_history', whether or not it shuts down normally. *AVGuard= On-access virus scanner from Avira, set to watch over /home/Scott/ -- Computer won't turn off when using Shut Down https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/581520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs