Re: logout delay

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Gua Chung Lim <gua.chunglim%gmail.com@localhost> writes:

> * Vitaly Shevtsov <shev.vt1984%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>> Does anybody know why there is about 1 second delay before OS exited
>> from the shell? There is no such issue on FreeBSD for example - it
>> quits immediately when you type 'exit' or press ^D.

I would suggest looking into what's actually happening.  I would suspect
that the shell actually exits promptly, and that the delay is between
that and getty printing a new "login:" prompt.

If that doesn't make sense, please be much more precise about what
you're talking about.