[mythtv-users] Clean Shutdown from Frontend??

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Dave Ansell wrote:

>Hi,
>
>      I am trying to fix a minor annoyance:
>
>    When I exit the Mythfrontend with "Exit and Shutdown" the system 
>shutsdown but fails to finally switch off power.   However if I log in 
>remotely and execute "shutdown -h now" it switches off completely.
>
>    Is there any way to improve the mythfrontend shutdown command?
>
>    Secondly, is there a way to link a keystroke to a shutdown command?  (I 
>have a remote which generates keystrokes directly rather than lirc and I 
>would like to link up the power button to something useful)
>
>
>Many thanks,
>Dave 
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Perhaps the user issuing the shutdown command doesn't have the proper
priveledges.  Are you using the mythtv user?
What kind of remote do you have?  I'm interested in the no lirc option
you mentioned.