Since kernel version 3.16 I have a problem with rebooting or halting the machine. The reboot functions in the menu only freeze the machine and only the reset knob would help. This happens with kernel versions 3.17 and 3.18. Having found at least 5 methods to halt or reboot I have tried all of them out only to find that only 3 work and halt or reboot. These are poweroff, halt or sytemctl. These commands only work for me if I use the force option. No wtmp is shown during the very fast action. Using the shutdown command in 3.16 kernel version which I still have on this machine gives a message (wtmp) and gracefully closes the open programs. Which of the three commands, poweroff, halt or systemctl is the preferred. With systemctl it mentions in the man that hence the force option is a drastic but relatively safe option to request an immediate reboot. Better than halt or poweroff? -- Linux User 183145 using Tumbleweed KDE4 and LXQT on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 20150129 (i586) Kernel: 3.18.3-1-default KDE Development Platform: 4.14.4 13:17pm up 0:19, 2 users, load average: 1.31, 3.09, 3.69 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org