Shutdown pauses when others are connected

[Bruce Marshall]

On Thursday, February 24, 2011, Homer wrote:
> I've noticed a new "feature" recently.  If I ssh into machine "B" from
> machine "A" and then walk over to machine "B" and execute a shutdown,
> I get a message notifying me another person is logged in from machine
> "A."  The message asks if the shutdown should be canceled or
> continued.  I'd like to set the default to shutdown with no
> consideration of other connections.  How can I accomplish this?

Why not just issue the shutdown from machine A while you are ssh'd.

Save yourself the walk and the 'irritation'.