On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 01:27:19 +0100
Peter Duffy <peter@???> wrote:

> The thing which permanently set me against systemd was that when I
> first tried it (testing RH7), the box wouldn't shut down. It just gave
> a message about "asserting shutdown state" or some such pompous
> baloney, and then hung. I had to hold down the power button.

For what it's worth...

If I recall correctly, you must sit on your hands and wait for it to
silently time out, then it repeats the attempt, then times out a couple
of more times. Or there is some sort of leaning on control-c abort (not
press, many-press); I don't recall.