11-07-2008
best way to reboot ?
Hi
What is the best way to reboot a Linux computer?
i) Press the power switch
ii) type 'init 6' as any user, then enter the root password when prompted
iii) Pour metal filings in the top of the computer.
iv) su to root then type 'init 6'
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reboot
HALT(8) halt HALT(8)
NAME
halt, poweroff, reboot - Halt, power-off or reboot the machine
SYNOPSIS
halt [OPTIONS...]
poweroff [OPTIONS...]
reboot [OPTIONS...]
DESCRIPTION
halt, poweroff, reboot may be used to halt, power-off or reboot the machine.
OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
--help
Prints a short help text and exits.
--halt
Halt the machine, regardless of which one of the three commands is invoked.
-p, --poweroff
Power-off the machine, regardless of which one of the three commands is invoked.
--reboot
Reboot the machine, regardless of which one of the three commands is invoked.
-f, --force
Force immediate halt, power-off, reboot. Do not contact the init system.
-w, --wtmp-only
Only write wtmp shutdown entry, do not actually halt, power-off, reboot.
-d, --no-wtmp
Do not write wtmp shutdown entry.
--no-wall
Do not send wall message before halt, power-off, reboot.
EXIT STATUS
On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
NOTES
These are legacy commands available for compatibility only.
SEE ALSO
systemd(1), systemctl(1), shutdown(8), wall(1)
systemd 208 HALT(8)