[angelmb]

that is it… I need a script that once I clic on it -is supposed to be placed in the Dock- the Mac shall shutdown no matter what… it has to be so because an intel iMac has difficulties to shutdown properly, I think the culprit could be some Lexmark PowerPC drivers… I also found a startup item dubbed LexSleeper also from Lexmark that doesn't seem like a good guy so to speak… so I would like that in case of the iMac owner needing it, just clic that cute icon sitting in the Dock and the iMac shall shutdown without hassle.

Many thanks.

[mduell]

A little terminal script for

shutdown -h now

should do the trick.

[angelmb]

Thanks Mark, but I am a moron when it comes to deal with scripts and so… Would it work if anyone upload such script so I can download it to use on another Mac?, I wonder… it is going to ask for the super-user password… maybe the script could prompt the user about the root password and once the user writes it down correctly the Mac does shutdown…

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by angelmb 

Thanks Mark, but I am a moron when it comes to deal with scripts and so… Would it work if anyone upload such script so I can download it to use on another Mac?, I wonder… it is going to ask for the super-user password… maybe the script could prompt the user about the root password and once the user writes it down correctly the Mac does shutdown…

The hard part is not creating the script, but installing it and giving it proper permissions. This you will have to do yourself.


1) Open Terminal
2) File->Save As...
3) Click on "execute this command" and enter "sudo shutdown -h now"
4) save this file somewhere, drag this icon to the dock

[angelmb]

Thanks besson… that's almost what I was trying to do and failed once and again… Maybe cause when I saved the file I had also typed the "sudo shutdown -h" command on the proper Terminal window…

Nice, it worked with my Mac, now I have to wait until the iMac gets the way back to its home and see if it keeps having a hard time to do a proper shutdown so the term file is going to be needed.

Thanks again to both of you.

[Person Man]

Originally Posted by angelmb 

Thanks besson… that's almost what I was trying to do and failed once and again… Maybe cause when I saved the file I had also typed the "sudo shutdown -h" command on the proper Terminal window…

Nice, it worked with my Mac, now I have to wait until the iMac gets the way back to its home and see if it keeps having a hard time to do a proper shutdown so the term file is going to be needed.

Thanks again to both of you.

The only thing is that the iMac will still go through the normal shutdown procedure, potentially hanging in the same place.

The best thing would be to get rid of the "Lexmark sleeper" thing entirely.

[peeb]

I might try this - I find the normal shutdown process on my powerbook extremely frustrating.
1. Click shutdown.
2. Click on confirm dialogue.
3. Wait.
4. Some app asks you whether you really want to close.
5. Click yes.
6. Wait.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 3 times.
8. Shutdown times out - go back to 1.
9. etc.

[Chuckit]

You'll regret it the first time you realize you forgot to save that document you just spent a grueling hour or two perfecting.

[peeb]

Originally Posted by Chuckit 

You'll regret it the first time you realize you forgot to save that document you just spent a grueling hour or two perfecting.

I regret the whole idea of 'Save'. I mean, only in the computer world would you have a function that you have to actively invoke that means "Don't throw away everything I've been working on". Apps should automatically 'save'.

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by peeb 

I regret the whole idea of 'Save'. I mean, only in the computer world would you have a function that you have to actively invoke that means "Don't throw away everything I've been working on". Apps should automatically 'save'.

That's entirely possible, but you have to consider that for many apps, "Save" means "do nothing for 15 seconds." I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want my computer to suddenly grind to a halt every few seconds when all my apps decide to save changes that I might not even have wanted to keep.

[angelmb]

Yes, any lexmark item removed… the owner told me she no longer has that lexmark… I guess she is not going to lost any job done since the issue here is that once she tries to shutdown the iMac it just hangs having to do it the hard way (unplugging it)… it is common sense to think all the apps are gonna be closed by then… Anyway, I still think that Lexmark software was the culprit… let's wait and see how it goes now that it is gone.

[Big Mac]

Originally Posted by peeb 

I regret the whole idea of 'Save'. I mean, only in the computer world would you have a function that you have to actively invoke that means "Don't throw away everything I've been working on". Apps should automatically 'save'.

If that's what you want, turn on auto-save. I'd rather save when I want to save, manually; that way, if I have made a change that I don't like, I can choose to close without saving.

[besson3c]

I have a hard time understanding why a Lexmark driver would prevent shutdown, but... Hope it is the culprit, so that this person's machine can be fixed