[Bug 1003020] [NEW] Halt won't poweroff

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I use ubuntu 12.04

The script /etc/init.d/halt will never power off...

First it reads /etc/default/halt which is set by default in Ubuntu to
HALT=poweroff

Then it sets a variable INIT_HALT

        if [ "$INIT_HALT" = "" ]
        then
                case "$HALT" in
                  [Pp]*)
                        INIT_HALT=POWEROFF
                        ;;
                  [Hh]*)
                        INIT_HALT=HALT
                        ;;
                  *)
                        INIT_HALT=POWEROFF
                        ;;
                esac
        fi

Then it shutdowns only if INIT_HALT and HALT are different... The only
way is to write HALT="" in /etc/default/halt

see code:
        # If INIT_HALT=HALT don't poweroff.
        poweroff="-p"
        if [ "$INIT_HALT" = "HALT" ]
        then
                poweroff=""
        fi

Thus no shutdown possible through halt...

Cheers

** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bot-comment
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Halt won't poweroff
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1003020
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