I think that we are treading on shakky ground here.  What if a "knowledgeable"
user, or a cracker, tries this command?  What safeguards would be in place to
ensure that a system is not shutdown by accident?

Bruce Toback wrote:

> Gavin designs:
>
> >      SHUTDOWN {SYSTEM | <entityname>}
> >
> >...
> >             [;DELAY=<timespec>]
> >             [;WAIT
>
> Given these, I suggest
>
>               ;CANCEL
>
> so that a pending :SHUTDOWN operation can be revoked if necessary.
>
> -- Bruce
>
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