Scheduling a system shutdown and restart

You can set up a schedule that automatically turns your system on and off at the time of day you set. You can also specify special circumstances that change the normal daily schedule, such as a holiday or special closing.

For some systems, you might want to regularly schedule routine shutdowns and startups. The operating system supports this function by allowing you to define a schedule that alerts users to an upcoming shutdown, and then waits a predefined amount of time to allow users to finish their work and sign off. For example, you can define a schedule that must shut down your system Friday night and start it again Monday morning. The schedule also allows you to define a message that is sent to any signed-on users, and to specify how long to wait between sending the message and beginning the shutdown sequence.

To work with a schedule, type go power on any command line.