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From: v882087@si.hhs.nl
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Subject: Re: (PC/AT) why not include 'sync' in keyboard.c (for rebooting?)
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Date: 17 Apr 91 10:39:07 GMT
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Short word about the discussion:

A problem will occur when one is trying to reboot a 'hanging' computer
with the keyboard. What if fs is hanging, it can't sync!

The only thing that might work is to have /etc/rc check for
/etc/nologin as created by shutdown. The existence of /etc/nologin will
indicate if the system had a proper shutdown or not. (This is the way I do
it).

If /etc/nologin does not exist then fsck the filesystems.

Hope to be of help

Hans,

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