How to shut down linux server after 60 minutes running

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I have a server that it is normally switched off for security reasons. When I want to work on it I swith it on, execute my tasks and I shutdown it again. My tasks take usually no more than 15 minutes. I would like to implement a mechanism to shutdown it automatically after 60 minutes.

I've researched how to do this with cron, but I don't think it's the proper way because cron doesn't take into account when the server was last turned on, I can only set periodic patterns but they don't take that data into account.

How could I do this implementation?

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  I haven't done this, but your login script could start a sudo shutdown -h +60 which would start a countdown counter of 60 mins for the shutdown (-halt) process. If you wanted to cancel it, you could sudo shutdown -c (this doesn't use cron though)
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I have a server that it is normally switched off for security reasons. When I want to work on it I swith it on, execute my tasks and I shutdown it again. My tasks take usually no more than 15 minutes. I would like to implement a mechanism to shutdown it automatically after 60 minutes.

I've researched how to do this with cron, but I don't think it's the proper way because cron doesn't take into account when the server was last turned on, I can only set periodic patterns but they don't take that data into account.

How could I do this implementation?

linux cron date shutdown

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  Have a look at at (one-time execution).
  – dirkt
  38 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  I haven't done this, but your login script could start a sudo shutdown -h +60 which would start a countdown counter of 60 mins for the shutdown (-halt) process. If you wanted to cancel it, you could sudo shutdown -c (this doesn't use cron though)
  – guiverc
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I have a server that it is normally switched off for security reasons. When I want to work on it I swith it on, execute my tasks and I shutdown it again. My tasks take usually no more than 15 minutes. I would like to implement a mechanism to shutdown it automatically after 60 minutes.

I've researched how to do this with cron, but I don't think it's the proper way because cron doesn't take into account when the server was last turned on, I can only set periodic patterns but they don't take that data into account.

How could I do this implementation?

linux cron date shutdown

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I have a server that it is normally switched off for security reasons. When I want to work on it I swith it on, execute my tasks and I shutdown it again. My tasks take usually no more than 15 minutes. I would like to implement a mechanism to shutdown it automatically after 60 minutes.

I've researched how to do this with cron, but I don't think it's the proper way because cron doesn't take into account when the server was last turned on, I can only set periodic patterns but they don't take that data into account.

How could I do this implementation?

linux cron date shutdown

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Have a look at at (one-time execution).
  – dirkt
  38 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I haven't done this, but your login script could start a sudo shutdown -h +60 which would start a countdown counter of 60 mins for the shutdown (-halt) process. If you wanted to cancel it, you could sudo shutdown -c (this doesn't use cron though)
  – guiverc
  33 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Have a look at at (one-time execution).
  – dirkt
  38 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I haven't done this, but your login script could start a sudo shutdown -h +60 which would start a countdown counter of 60 mins for the shutdown (-halt) process. If you wanted to cancel it, you could sudo shutdown -c (this doesn't use cron though)
  – guiverc
  33 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

1

1

Have a look at at (one-time execution).
– dirkt
38 mins ago

Have a look at at (one-time execution).
– dirkt
38 mins ago

1

1

I haven't done this, but your login script could start a sudo shutdown -h +60 which would start a countdown counter of 60 mins for the shutdown (-halt) process. If you wanted to cancel it, you could sudo shutdown -c (this doesn't use cron though)
– guiverc
33 mins ago

I haven't done this, but your login script could start a sudo shutdown -h +60 which would start a countdown counter of 60 mins for the shutdown (-halt) process. If you wanted to cancel it, you could sudo shutdown -c (this doesn't use cron though)
– guiverc
33 mins ago

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If you execute your tasks as the same user every time, you can simply add the shutdown command with the option -P to your profile. The number stands for the amount of seconds the shutdown command is delayed.

echo "sudo shutdown -P 3600" >> ~/.profile

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There are a couple of options:

• 
  

  Provide time directly to poweroff as argument:

  
  
  

  poweroff 60
  

  
  



• Create a systemd service/init script which runs poweroff.



• 
  

  Use cron's @reboot, to runs command after boot:

  
  
  

  Add to (root) crontab:

  
  
  

  @reboot sleep 3600 && poweroff
  

  
  



• Use at command.

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Hello and welcome to this site!

Elaborating on @dirkt comment, you can insert an at command on your .bashrc or .profile or whichever file your shell uses on login to schedule an automatic shutdown 60 minutes after your login.

Something like:

at now + 60 minutes -f /sbin/halt

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Try to put the script (sudo shutdown -P 3600) in the /etc/init.d directory to run it automatically at startup

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If you execute your tasks as the same user every time, you can simply add the shutdown command with the option -P to your profile. The number stands for the amount of seconds the shutdown command is delayed.

echo "sudo shutdown -P 3600" >> ~/.profile

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answered 32 mins ago

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accepted

If you execute your tasks as the same user every time, you can simply add the shutdown command with the option -P to your profile. The number stands for the amount of seconds the shutdown command is delayed.

echo "sudo shutdown -P 3600" >> ~/.profile

share|improve this answer

answered 32 mins ago

Dirk Krijgsman

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3
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accepted

up vote
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down vote



accepted

If you execute your tasks as the same user every time, you can simply add the shutdown command with the option -P to your profile. The number stands for the amount of seconds the shutdown command is delayed.

echo "sudo shutdown -P 3600" >> ~/.profile

share|improve this answer

answered 32 mins ago

Dirk Krijgsman

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If you execute your tasks as the same user every time, you can simply add the shutdown command with the option -P to your profile. The number stands for the amount of seconds the shutdown command is delayed.

echo "sudo shutdown -P 3600" >> ~/.profile

share|improve this answer

answered 32 mins ago

Dirk Krijgsman

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There are a couple of options:

• 
  

  Provide time directly to poweroff as argument:

  
  
  

  poweroff 60
  

  
  



• Create a systemd service/init script which runs poweroff.



• 
  

  Use cron's @reboot, to runs command after boot:

  
  
  

  Add to (root) crontab:

  
  
  

  @reboot sleep 3600 && poweroff
  

  
  



• Use at command.

share|improve this answer

edited 27 mins ago

answered 33 mins ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  +1 for the crons reboot, I was answering that too.
  – Rui F Ribeiro
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
4
down vote

There are a couple of options:

• 
  

  Provide time directly to poweroff as argument:

  
  
  

  poweroff 60
  

  
  



• Create a systemd service/init script which runs poweroff.



• 
  

  Use cron's @reboot, to runs command after boot:

  
  
  

  Add to (root) crontab:

  
  
  

  @reboot sleep 3600 && poweroff
  

  
  



• Use at command.

share|improve this answer

edited 27 mins ago

answered 33 mins ago

sebasth

6,64121644

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  +1 for the crons reboot, I was answering that too.
  – Rui F Ribeiro
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
4
down vote

up vote
4
down vote

There are a couple of options:

• 
  

  Provide time directly to poweroff as argument:

  
  
  

  poweroff 60
  

  
  



• Create a systemd service/init script which runs poweroff.



• 
  

  Use cron's @reboot, to runs command after boot:

  
  
  

  Add to (root) crontab:

  
  
  

  @reboot sleep 3600 && poweroff
  

  
  



• Use at command.

share|improve this answer

edited 27 mins ago

answered 33 mins ago

sebasth

6,64121644

There are a couple of options:

• 
  

  Provide time directly to poweroff as argument:

  
  
  

  poweroff 60
  

  
  



• Create a systemd service/init script which runs poweroff.



• 
  

  Use cron's @reboot, to runs command after boot:

  
  
  

  Add to (root) crontab:

  
  
  

  @reboot sleep 3600 && poweroff
  

  
  



• Use at command.

share|improve this answer

edited 27 mins ago

answered 33 mins ago

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6,64121644

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share|improve this answer

edited 27 mins ago

edited 27 mins ago

edited 27 mins ago

answered 33 mins ago

sebasth

6,64121644

answered 33 mins ago

sebasth

6,64121644

answered 33 mins ago

sebasth

6,64121644

6,64121644

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  +1 for the crons reboot, I was answering that too.
  – Rui F Ribeiro
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  +1 for the crons reboot, I was answering that too.
  – Rui F Ribeiro
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

+1 for the crons reboot, I was answering that too.
– Rui F Ribeiro
25 mins ago

+1 for the crons reboot, I was answering that too.
– Rui F Ribeiro
25 mins ago

add a comment | 

up vote
1
down vote

Hello and welcome to this site!

Elaborating on @dirkt comment, you can insert an at command on your .bashrc or .profile or whichever file your shell uses on login to schedule an automatic shutdown 60 minutes after your login.

Something like:

at now + 60 minutes -f /sbin/halt

share|improve this answer

answered 33 mins ago

Mr Shunz

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Hello and welcome to this site!

Elaborating on @dirkt comment, you can insert an at command on your .bashrc or .profile or whichever file your shell uses on login to schedule an automatic shutdown 60 minutes after your login.

Something like:

at now + 60 minutes -f /sbin/halt

share|improve this answer

answered 33 mins ago

Mr Shunz

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Hello and welcome to this site!

Elaborating on @dirkt comment, you can insert an at command on your .bashrc or .profile or whichever file your shell uses on login to schedule an automatic shutdown 60 minutes after your login.

Something like:

at now + 60 minutes -f /sbin/halt

share|improve this answer

answered 33 mins ago

Mr Shunz

2,66811720

Hello and welcome to this site!

Elaborating on @dirkt comment, you can insert an at command on your .bashrc or .profile or whichever file your shell uses on login to schedule an automatic shutdown 60 minutes after your login.

Something like:

at now + 60 minutes -f /sbin/halt

share|improve this answer

answered 33 mins ago

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answered 33 mins ago

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answered 33 mins ago

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Try to put the script (sudo shutdown -P 3600) in the /etc/init.d directory to run it automatically at startup

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