Cannot shut down normally in OS 10.4.11

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BHowell

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I have an iBook G4 running OX 10.4.11. Recently I have had an intermittent problem where it won't shut down when I choose "Shut Down". The little warning box ("really want to shut down?" 2 minute warning, etc.) comes up, but whether I tell it to shut down immediately, or wait for the 2 minutes, the result is that same: it just ignores the command altogether. It doesn't freeze up or anything; it just ignores the command.

So far, I've been able to log out, then successfully choose shut down from the resulting login window, so that's been a workaround, but that shouldn't be my only shutdown option.

Any ideas?
 
Well you Mac is screaming at you but you are ignoring it! Just listen to it because it is telling you what is going on and as a Mac user you can see these logs with /Applications/Utilities/Console. See if a program is halting the shutdown process by not quitting.
 
OK, thanks. Never heard of Console before (or if I did, it never sank in). At any rate, I guess I have to wait to check Console until the next time I have the problem, as it seems to clear itself upon shutdown.
 
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