How about a -t option to specify a timeout when used with -w? Sometimes with -w a VM will never shutdown so running "xm shutdown -w -t 60 -H name" to wait for it to shutdown, but only for 60 seconds and then do the same as xm destroy does. -- ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel