07-05-2001
If you're running Linux then you should be able to press "ctrl-alt-delete" from a virtual console.
For ctrl-alt-delete to work it needs there needs to be an entry in the /ec/inittab file something like:
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
Also if your workstation has the sudo package you may be able to perform a shutdown/reoot with out being root, aslong as you're listed in the /etc/sudoers file.
Andy Hibbins
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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)