Ubuntu shutdown issues

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/ubuntu-shutdown-issues.93346/

I use Ubuntu Hardy.

I am experiencing shutdown problems like taking long time, pc hanging while shutdown etc., recently. I see lot of messages on screen during shutdown, while this was not the case earlier. Earlier I used see only the orange ubuntu progress bar and the shutdown was quick.

The recent changes that I made to the system are:
1. Installed Avant Window Navigator
2. Installed Screenlets
3. Installed Wine.

Could any of these be causing the problem? Any suggestions?

Could you post some of the error messages, in case it doesn't scroll past too fast.

phreak0ut said:
Could you post some of the error messages, in case it doesn't scroll past too fast.

I wish I could. It really scrolls very fast. Does is get written in a log file, which I can view ?

some service fails to stop properly .that you should have to check from /var/log/ dir files.

an easy method to see the error ,you may open a terminal and "sudo telinit 1" and see which process is hanging.(press alt+tab to see the o/p).

praka123 said:
some service fails to stop properly .that you should have to check from /var/log/ dir files.

an easy method to see the error ,you may open a terminal and "sudo telinit 1" and see which process is hanging.(press alt+tab to see the o/p).

which is the exact log file that I have to check?

i too have some error messages..like failed to close some niterface...and ya i can't shutdown with the menu..i have to do alt+ctrl+bkspace.
Clicking shutdown on the menu leads to system hanging..