Command-Option-Control-Eject = Restart, not Shutdown

In the last few days, I think since upgrading to 10.6.8, the keyboard combination Command-Option-Control-Eject will no longer Shutdown my computer, but Restarts it instead. Why has this happened?

There is no shortcut for Sleep except to push the power button which will bring up the Sleep, Restart, Shutdown dialog. Here's a link to the standard shortcuts: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459.
There are numerous utilities like ASM or iKeys (www.versiontracker.com) that will enable you to configure your own shortcuts. Unsanity's Magic Menu haxie will let you add shortcuts to menuitems as will their Fruit Menu (both add versiontracker.com.)

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Zap the PRAM and reset the CMS
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Re-install the battery.
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Mac portables with non-user-removable batteries (MacBook Air and some late 2009 MacBook Pro models):
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Shut down your Mac.
Unplug your Mac's power cord.
Press and hold the Mac's power button for 15 seconds.
Release the power button.
Reconnect your Mac's power cord.
Wait five seconds.
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Unplug the Mac's power cord.
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Hi all,
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This improvement seems to be undocumented and it should be explained as you have done.
I often hit that key accidentally, when reaching for the Delete key and it was annoying. Especially when the mechanical eject went through its motions.
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“iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. Make sure your internet connection is active and try again.” Try as I may, as many as ten attempts, trying to connect after restart, after shutdown, nothing works. Just so …
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Recently, following I switched to a pure systemd setup. The process was simple and most things worked "right out of the bpx". However, I can not shutdown or restart from KDE!
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sys-devi...da-sda1.device loaded active plugged ST9500420ASG
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sys-devi...da-sda4.device loaded active plugged ST9500420ASG
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[email protected] loaded active running Getty on tty1
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cups.socket loaded active running CUPS Printing Service Sockets
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LOAD = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.
JOB = Pending job for the unit.
72 units listed. Pass --all to see inactive units, too.
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Command-option-eject key combination results in immediate wake from sleep

Howdy!
After updating to 10.4.9 from 10.4.8 with the Delta PPC updater, my PowerBook 'acquired' the delayed eject key response (i.e., it now has to be held for at least ~0.5 sec to register and to have the eject icon displayed on screen, as opposed to the previous 'tapping-is-sufficient' behavior). Other than learning about the unannounced new behavior the hard way, this is no longer a problem.
At the same time, however, if I put the PB to sleep with the combination command-option-eject it wakes up exactly two seconds after going to sleep (as recorded in system.log). This does not happen if I choose sleep via the Apple menu, or pressing ctrl-eject or the power button.
Usual voodoo - repair permissions, inspect/move login items, safe boot, PRAM and NVRAM resets - already performed, without changing behavior.
Hints? Suggestions?
PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, 1GB RAM, 128MB VRAM, 100GB HDD Mac OS X (10.4.9)

The problem seems to have been resolved by upgrading to Leopard. I can now use the combination Option-Command-Eject to pu the PowerBook to sleep and it will stay in that state until woken by pressing any key, or opening the display if it has been closed after the PB went to sleep.
The issue was not answered, anyway, since it was never resolved while the PB had Tiger installed, and after the problem developed. I am choosing this option to simply close it.

Can not logout, restart or shutdown

I have a Mac running 10.5.8. I have seen this on different models as well.
The user can not logout, restart or shutdown. When those commands are selected in the GUI nothing happens.
In the past the only way I could fix it was to create a new profile. There must be an easier way. does anyone know which files I should delete instead of having to create a new profile?

Richard Saunders wrote:
The user can not logout, restart or shutdown. When those commands are selected in the GUI nothing happens.
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AIP SSM Command/control Interface is not coming up

Hi to all,
kindly be informed that , i have AIP SSM for ASA, i configured it and its workign fine.but its command control interface is not coming up at all, i connect my lap top direct to AIP management interface but its status is always is down.kindly look at this configuration and guide me how i can communicate with AIP using mangement inerface.
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AIP Configuration
IPS1# sh ver
Application Partition:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 6.2(1)E3
Host:
Realm Keys key1.0
Signature Definition:
Signature Update S365.0 2008-10-31
Virus Update V1.4 2007-03-02
OS Version: 2.4.30-IDS-smp-bigphys
Platform: ASA-SSM-20
Serial Number: JAF1319AJRG
No license present
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application-data is using 47.1M out of 166.8M bytes of available disk space (30% usage)
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AnalysisEngine E-2008_OCT_16_16_24 (Release) 2008-10-16T16:40:57-0500 Running
CLI E-2008_OCT_16_16_24 (Release) 2008-10-16T16:40:57-0500
Upgrade History:
IPS-K9-6.2-1-E3 16:24:00 UTC Thu Oct 16 2008
Recovery Partition Version 1.1 - 6.2(1)E3
Host Certificate Valid from: 12-Jul-2009 to 13-Jul-2011
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! Virus Update V1.4 2007-03-02
service interface
exit
service authentication
exit
service event-action-rules rules0
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network-settings
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host-name Cinet-IPS1
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exit
exit
service logger
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service network-access
exit
service notification
exit
service signature-definition sig0
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service ssh-known-hosts
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service trusted-certificates
exit
service web-server
exit
service anomaly-detection ad0
exit
service external-product-interface
exit
service health-monitor
exit
service analysis-engine
virtual-sensor vs0
physical-interface GigabitEthernet0/1
exit
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If the interface won't link Up, then it is likely a cabling problem.
Even with a bad configuration on the AIP you should at least get link UP if your cabling is correct, so I don't think configuration is your problem here.
If I remember right the command and control interface of the SSM is a 10/100 TX interface. When connecting from a laptop directly to the command and control interface it would require a cross over cable rather than the normal straight through cable.
If you don't have a cross over cable, then try connecting the SSM to a switch and see if the SSM will link UP. The switch is designed to internally do the cross over.

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