On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:23:04 -0800 Kenneth Porter wrote:> Now I'd like to allow someone to > shut it down at the console without logging in.How do you want the person to shut it down without logging in? Some computers have a "smart" power switch pushbutton that you can program to do a shutdown or a reboot depending on how long you hold the button down. Otherwise you'll need at least a keyboard, or possibly something like a joystick or a mouse button? -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com
Use iDRAC: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000179517/dell-poweredge-how-to-configure-the-idrac-system-management-options-on-servers On 1/11/2021 12:32 PM, Frank Cox wrote:> On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:23:04 -0800 > Kenneth Porter wrote: > >> Now I'd like to allow someone to >> shut it down at the console without logging in. > How do you want the person to shut it down without logging in? Some computers have a "smart" power switch pushbutton that you can program to do a shutdown or a reboot depending on how long you hold the button down. Otherwise you'll need at least a keyboard, or possibly something like a joystick or a mouse button? >-- Christopher Wensink IS Administrator Five Star Plastics, Inc 1339 Continental Drive Eau Claire, WI 54701 Office: 715-831-1682 Mobile: 715-563-3112 Fax: 715-831-6075 cwensink at five-star-plastics.com www.five-star-plastics.com
On 1/11/2021 10:32 AM, Frank Cox wrote:> How do you want the person to shut it down without logging in? Some computers have a "smart" power switch pushbutton that you can program to do a shutdown or a reboot depending on how long you hold the button down. Otherwise you'll need at least a keyboard, or possibly something like a joystick or a mouse button?Keyboard. i don't have a mouse hooked up since it's currently running without a GUI. I wasn't sure if the power switch on the R720xd is monitored that way so that hitting the front panel button would shut the system down or maybe bring up the DRAC screen.