Mike Cisar wrote:
Have a new system, thought I’d use it to do some testing of FC7…
did a
clean install, no additional packages other than the defaults.
(power button does not shut down the system)
>> Mike <<<<<
F7 has the default of "ask me" for the power button. It is configurable by going to system/preferences/system/power management. I like the selected defaults for power management because I accidentally powered down on many occasions by out of habit hitting the power button on first getting to the computer. Now I get the shutdown prompt when the power button i pressed. The setting can be set to suspend, hibrnate or shutdown also.
Thanks Jim, I'll have to take a peek and see if changing this setting "fixes" the situation for us.
We have just the opposite situation from yourself... a whole bunch of servers which in some emergency circumstances must be shut down as fast as possible. Much easier to run in and run a finger down a row of power switches than to mouse to the shutdown button in each.
Cheers,
Mike <<<<<