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The GNU/Hurd does not use SYSV runlevels, so commands like

    # shutdown -h now

will not work. Simply use the equivalent shortcuts

    # halt
    # reboot

to respectively shutdown and reboot Hurd, provided natively,
instead of from SYSV runlevels.

GNU/Mach does not have APM or ACPI support, so it will just stop with
`In tight loop: hit ctrl-alt-del to reboot`, and you can switch off the
system.