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From: wht@tridom.uucp (Warren Tucker)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: init's untimely death.
Summary: haltsys!
Keywords: init, terminate, enable, disable
Message-ID: <132@tridom.uucp>
Date: 26 Jun 89 15:33:47 GMT
References: <1989Jun21.114506.1378@tapa.uucp> <2045@egvideo.UUCP>
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Organization: Tridom Corporation, Atlanta
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In article <2045@egvideo.UUCP>, edhew@egvideo.UUCP (Ed Hew) writes:
> 
> RTFM says something like:  "shutdown can only be run in the foreground by
> root".

haltsys or reboot is SCO's way of telling shutdown where to stuff it!
It might not be nice for servers or off-hokk comm lines, but it WILL
shut the system down RIGHT AWAY.
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Warren Tucker, Tridom Corporation       ...!gatech!emory!tridom!wht 
Sforzando (It., sfohr-tsahn'-doh).  A direction to perform the tone
or chord with special stress, or marked and sudden emphasis.