03-05-2014
I have daily incrementals and weekly full backs that run on these systems, so all pertinent information is saved.
I only asked the question to get a feel for what everybody else does when performing these types of maintenances, as far as easy to fix stuff that may have been lost during a reboot. like mounted filesystems not in fstab or non-static routes. Others have access to these servers and sometimes they make on the fly changes without realizing the impact of a reboot. Only to come to me the next day asking why this isn't working anymore. Then I have to go track down what they did 6 months ago and fix it. PITA made easier with saved pre/post maintenance config files.
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reboot(8) System Manager's Manual reboot(8)
NAME
reboot - Restarts the machine
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/reboot [-dlnq]
DESCRIPTION
When the system is running and multiple users are logged in, use the shutdown -r command to perform a reboot operation. If no users are
logged in, use the reboot command.
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FLAGS
Generates a crash dump of the system before halting it. Can be used with any of the other flags. Does not log the reboot using syslog
Does not sync the disks or log the reboot using syslog Performs a quick reboot without first shutting down running processes; does not log
the reboot using syslog
EXAMPLES
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shutdown, and perform other routine shutdown and reboot activities. To shut down the system without logging the reboot, enter: reboot -l
This command shuts down the system and performs all shutdown and reboot activities, except logging the shutdown. To reboot the system
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FILES
Specifies the command path Specifies the login accounting file Specifies the path of the syslog daemon
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Functions: reboot(2), sync(2), syslog(3) delim off
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