On Ubuntu `sudo halt` doesn't poweroff the box

https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/575

The correct command (verified from console) is:

sudo poweroff

this does a clean shutdown AND turns off the box.

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 mitchellh commented

8 months ago

Actually, I shouldn't really be using halt at all. I'm going to look into what the best suitable/portable option is for shutting down linux but I think its shutdown -h.

 marcenuc commented

8 months ago

The following command works for me:

sudo shutdown -h now

However the man page says:

• -h Requests that the system be either halted or powered off after it has been brought down, with the choice as to which left up to the system.
• -P Requests that the system be powered off after it has been brought down.

Then it seem that the equivalent of poweroff is shutdown -P now. However -P seems to be less widely supported.