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At one point, I worked in a computer lab that was mostly Ultrix machines. The shutdown grace period was specified in minutes ( http://www.polarhome.com/service/man/generic.php?qf=shutdown... )

Then we got a hp-ux machine in the lab. For some reason, the grace period on that system was in seconds ( http://www.polarhome.com/service/man/generic.php?qf=shutdown... )

System dax shutting down in 5 seconds.