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    • SebMS
      SebM
      last edited by SebM

      Hi Folks,

      Is the behavior of the Power Button from the SG-5100 referenced on this page detailed anywhere in the documentation?

      All I can find is in the Note on that page and states:
      The power button on the SG-5100 has been programmed to perform a graceful shutdown when depressed.

      I'm trying to understand if the duration of a press or subsequent amount of clicks has any effect.

      Thanks for your input.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        It's an acpi power button. It will initiate an acpi shutdown as soon as it's pressed. By default at least.

        If you hold it down for ~5s it will immediately power off the box.

        Steve

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        • SebMS
          SebM @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10, it makes sense. I appreciate your follow-up.

          Is there a way to disable it from the interface, so nothing happens if it's pressed by accident?

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Yes, you can set the system tunable: hw.acpi.power_button_state=NONE
            That will disable the ACPI shutdown. It will still reset if you hold it down long enough.

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