[ubuntu-uk] shutdown during log in: is it a feature?

[Colin Law]

On 22 December 2011 22:43, Andres <andresmp at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> Thanks for recomendation on not doing hard power off. I thought it only
> mattered after login.

Even before login various log files and so on are being written to.
It is not a good idea to power off when there is the possibility of
writing going on. In practice the possibility of a problem occurring
is very small, but best not to take the risk.

Colin