Re: [IPCop-user] Shutdown by power button HOWTO

[Brian L. <bl...@ya...>]

Laziness has always been a strong force in my life. 
It's easier to press a single button once than
entering a username and password. ;-)

My wife and I found it easier using ctrl-alt-delete
previously (no monitor required but we kept the
keyboard for that purpose).  It's not that we
necessarily needed to do it that way but we find it
easier than logging in to the web interface or, as you
say, over ssh.  Sometimes I'll shut my machine down
not knowing whether she's left her's on in another
room and vice-versa.  If there's no machine on in the
house we'd have to boot one up just to shutdown ipcop.
 Even if a machine is on we won't necessarily have a
browser open.  Now, all we need to do is press a
single button rather than enter usernames/passwords. 
It's much more like a regular appliance now with a
single on/off button.

Cheers,

BL.

--- Homer Simpson <H_O...@ho...>
wrote:

> Brian Laflum wrote:
> 
> <SNIP excellent HOWTO)
> 
> Just random curiosity on my part - what's wrong with
> using ssh/PuTTY to
> simply log into the box and issue the ipcopdeath or
> ipcoprebirth command?
> That's what I do, not saying it's right or wrong,
> but I haven't had
> keyboards or monitors on my IPCops for ages.  I
> imagine you have a situation
> where you need to shutdown IPCop last (after all
> client machines) or
> something like that (?)  Like I said, just random
> curiosity.
> 
> Curtis
> 
> 
> 


		
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