Why doesn't Turn Off The Computer turn off the computer?

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Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote:
> When I log out and select "Turn off the computer" it shuts down the
> system and leaves the machinery running, displaying this message:
>
> "The operating system has halted.
> Please press any key to reboot."
>
> Pressing the power button fires up the system. I have to hold the
> power button down for several seconds to get a forced power-off or
> pull the plug.
>
> How do I setup BSD so that the command at the login panel turns the
> machine off?
>
> Malcolm
I figure you use kdm as Display Manager, because "Turn off the computer"
is what is offers as a choice when you select "Shutdown".
To set it up properly, run kcontrol, select "System Administration",
then "Login Manager", then "Shutdown". Go into Administrator Mode and
correct the command for "Halt" to "/sbin/halt -p".

HTH, Helge