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From: jrh@mustang.dell.com (James Howard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: 2 more Q's about 386/ix
Keywords: displays, shutdown
Message-ID: <4844@dell.dell.com>
Date: 18 Dec 89 23:24:32 GMT
References: <1910@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
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In article <1910@syma.sussex.ac.uk>, jonm@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Jonathan
Meyer) writes:
> 
> Is it possible to run shutdown from anything other than the console VT?
> Sometimes I would like to be able to reboot my system safely from a remote
> login, but can't.
> 
> jon

# init 6 < /dev/console

will work I believe, also

# powerdown -Y < /dev/console

will powerdown the system, but won't reboot.



James R. Howard                
cs.utexas.edu!dell!mustang!jrh

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