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From: src@scuzzy.in-berlin.de (Heiko Blume)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Rebooting Sys V/386
Keywords: shutdown reboot autoboot
Message-ID: <1991Mar30.025748.14379@scuzzy.in-berlin.de>
Date: 30 Mar 91 02:57:48 GMT
References: <419@srs.UUCP> <563@bigfoot.first.gmd.de> <1991Mar28.173232.1409@virtech.uucp> <570@bigfoot.first.gmd.de>
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tmh@prosun.first.gmd.de (Thomas Hoberg) writes:
>I was under the impression that the guy knew what he was doing.
> He would have to do the killing and umounting himself.

unmounting yes, killing no (RTFM).

>The problem with all methods mentioned so far is, that they won't work with a 
>*remote* login (which he required). 

again, that is not correct.

friendly make-double-sure ultra-clean cookbook method [from remote -sh as root]:

cd /
echo "LOGOUT IMMEDIATELY!" | /etc/wall
sleep 60
/etc/killall
init s
/etc/umountall
init 6
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