> : > : <follow rebuild disk /dev entries above> [1]
> : > : --> reboot <--
> : > : <in single user>
> : [...]
> : > : This line should be "shutdown now", isn't it? Any further suggestions to
> : > : make life of Warner easier?
> : >
> : > No. It should be "reboot" since that's the simplest thing. "shutdown
> : > now" doesn't cause the machine to reboot, but merely causes the
> : > processor to halt. It is the same thing as "halt," unless you have
> : > users on the machine, in which case they will get a nice message
> : > before the machine dies....
> :
> : Um, not in my experience. Shutdown now shuts you down to single
> : user mode without rebooting, it does *not* do a halt.
>
> No. shutdown now takes you all the way down to "hit any key to
> reboot" *AND* you want to reboot.
Warner, I think you are confused. 'shutdown now' takes you to single
user mode. 'halt' will take you to the above prompt.
Nate
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