[99607] in RedHat Linux List
Re: telnet reboot/halt
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Mon Nov 16 02:21:56 1998
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 02:21:28 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Michael Jinks wrote:
> "Anthony E. Greene" wrote:
>
> > Login, su to root and type 'shutdown -r now' to reboot, or 'alt' to halt.
>
But typing halt and reboot is a very bad idea if you might be working
on other Unix flavors. It's like training your dog to roll over with
the command 'KILL'!
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Jan Carlson
janc@iname.com Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Mailed with Netscape 4.5 on Red Hat Linux 5.2
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