Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> By the way the safest and recommended command, although a bit longish >>> should be ALT+SysRq(or print)+S(ync)+U(mount)+B(Reboot). >>> >> Since I wanted to shutdown instead of reboot, it would be ALT + SysRq + S + >> U + O then correct? > > Are there any potential harms to the hardware / system in case one > tends to abuse (i.e. use more often than necessary) of this command? > It's so often so tempting to shut down your system fast.
Short of a serious emergency (e.g., UPS with 30-sec lag and no input power) stick with 'shutdown -fh now'. The main problem is that you bypass the stop phase of all the app's started up via init.d; very little short of just hitting the reset switch or yanking the power. -- Steven Lembark +1 888 359 3508 Workhorse Computing 85-09 90th St [EMAIL PROTECTED] Woodhaven, NY 11421 -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
