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Power down a headless cube - p8712 - 02-01-2017

Say I have a G4 cube running 10.5 or 10.5 running headless - I can turn it on easy enough, but is there an easy way to turn it off without using a monitor?


Re: Power down a headless cube - Will Collier - 02-01-2017

Remote Desktop in and shut down from the Apple menu is what I always do for a headless box.


Re: Power down a headless cube - p8712 - 02-01-2017

Will Collier wrote:
Remote Desktop in and shut down from the Apple menu is what I always do for a headless box.

I could use VNC on an ipad, right?


Re: Power down a headless cube - mattkime - 02-01-2017

could do it remotely via the terminal


Re: Power down a headless cube - p8712 - 02-01-2017

mattkime wrote:
could do it remotely via the terminal

Yeah, I'd just need to know the ip. Might work.


Re: Power down a headless cube - Onamuji - 02-01-2017

If it has screensharing enabled, just use Command+K in the Finder. Connect to server via vnc://[ip address] and log in as an admin when prompted. Shut it down from the Apple menu like any other Mac.

...For the Terminal command, would have to have remote login enabled in the Sharing settings.

ssh [user]@[ip address]
sudo shutdown -h now



Re: Power down a headless cube - DP - 02-01-2017

Can't you just hold the power button till it shuts off-a hard shutdown?


Re: Power down a headless cube - space-time - 02-01-2017

we can no longer shut down Macs from the power button? I always assumed this was possible. I just tried it (MBP 2011, 10.9.5) and it does not shut down from the power button. Hmm...


Re: Power down a headless cube - fauch - 02-01-2017

DP wrote:
Can't you just hold the power button till it shuts off-a hard shutdown?
You can also pull the plug out of the wall but that is not the preferred method...


Re: Power down a headless cube - Carnos Jax - 02-02-2017

Yeah, pulling out is dubious at best.