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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Reboot the Unix work station Post 3549 by ober5861 on Thursday 5th of July 2001 12:09:06 PM
Old 07-05-2001
Yes, you do need to be the root or superuser to reboot a workstation. And the syntax is as follows:

shutdown -r now

-r for reboot
-h for halt
you can also specify a time period instead of using "now"

 

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