Shutting Down - Red Hat LINUX 7.2 Manual

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A window will appear (see Figure 13–1, The Switchdesk Utility from the Shell Prompt) showing you
the choices of environments you can select, under
environment, click on
To see your changes take effect, you'll have to log out, then log back in.
At the login screen, you can select environments by clicking on
from the pulldown menu that appears.
Now, just type in your username and password, and log in as usual.

13.6 Shutting Down

13.6.1 Q: Shutting Down
What's the right way to shut down or reboot my system? Are there any shortcuts?
13.6.2 A: Putting Away Files
Any method you choose which allows your Red Hat Linux system to put away all its data files and
stop running processes is the right way to shut down. Never simply turn off your machine.
Here are two ways you can cleanly shut down your system:
• From your X session: go to
can also choose to save your current setup, which means that the programs which are running when
you log out will return when you log back in.
If you select either
the button to verify your selection.
OK
• From the shell prompt: type shutdown -r now or shutdown -h now. The -r means
"reboot" and the -h means "halt." You will be required to enter your password before these com-
mands are executed.
• From the login screen: go to
a required password.
A Shortcut to Rebooting
One of the fastest ways to reboot your system is to press the
time, from a virtual console.
A virtual console is a character cell interface, unlike the graphical interface of the X Window System.
There are several virtual consoles available to you, but the easiest to remember is probably the first
one. You can reach it by pressing
.
OK
Main Menu
or , you'll be required to enter your login password after you press
Halt Reboot
System and choose whether to halt or reboot your system, without
[Ctrl]-[Alt]-[F1]
Chapter 13:Frequently Asked Questions
Available Desktops
Session
=> Log out then choose
,
[Ctrl] [Alt]
.
. Once you select your new
and selecting an environment
Logout , Halt , or Reboot
, and keys all at the same
[Del]
. You