power-off button and /etc/inittab

[Andrew Mathews]

m.w.chang wrote:
> without attaching a keyboard to my server, I could press the power off 
> button and expect the linux to gracefully run `poweroff -n`, just like
> the Window$. ctrl-alt-del is just a different way of `shutdown -r now`
> 
> Just 2 days ago, I needed to shutdown my linux server in a hurry (fire 
> in my building's ilft control room). well, still no life service until 
> now for those living on the 20th floor. hoho...
> 
>> Huh?  The power button isn't part of the keyboard, so no.  I dont' 
>> understand what you're trying to do anyway.
> 
> 
> 

If you can find a way to integrate the power switch into the operating 
system it would work, however you're asking it to essentially do a 
graceful shutdown *after* pulling the power cord from it. Kinda like 
sending out an email to let everyone know the mail server is down. After 
the fact is too late.

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