Hi all,

I'm new to the pi and ekos but it seems to be going very well so far. I'm just setting up my first scheduler and I'd like to shut the pi down at the end of it. I am assuming I should use the shutdown script but I haven't been able to make it work. I have tried using various commands ("systemctl poweroff" "shutdown now", "sudo shutdown now") including the script below but nothing seems to work:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import time
import sys
import os
os.system('python maxclose.py')
exit(0)

James

Have you tried 
#!/bin/bash
sudo systemctl poweroff

i think you have to use sudo….

Also try this in your script
sudo shutdown -h now

Hi, thanks for the replies - I tried both and they are exactly the same

Is the script file just a plaintext file? Does it care about any headers or file extensions or should it literally just contain that one line? It says it's running the shutdown process but I don't know if it is

I assume you have made the script executable..??
can to paste and expect copy of your script you are using…and you only need to put the exact path to it in ekos scheduler….

Hi, yes I right clicked and said anyone can execute it

If I use the following two lines:
systemctl poweroff
exit (0)

Then I can run it in terminal and it works but ekos doesn't

If you are already root, it will run for you and not for Ekos. Try this:

sudo systemctl poweroff
exit(0)

Thanks,
Dave

Thanks Dave, already tried that (but did it again), no joy I'm afraid

I’m not sure you are understanding the way a script runs, it’s not just a case of right clicking and giving permissions, you have to create the bash script, then make it executable, clicking and saying anyone can execute, IS NOT making it executable,  it’s different, from just entering a command in the terminal, that’s easy, I can type “sudo poweroff” and it shuts mine down, I can type “ sudo reboot” and it reboots my system straight away, but this is not a script…
I am not meaning to be patronising, sorry if it seems that way and am trying to help….

Hi I am not taking it as patronising but I'm not sure what you mean either

Creating the script is just right click on the desktop and new file with a .sh extension isn't it?

After that I right click the file, choose properties and set execute to anyone, is this not correct? It seems to have the same effect as the command chmod a+x to give execute permissions

What am I missing?

Yes, then you save the script to a location, then in ekos you put the full path to the script in the scheduler box…and it will execute it….

Yep definitely doing that, it says it is running but doesn't:

 
 

I'm pretty sure I'm doing what is asked but open to having missed something