On May 22, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Michael L Torrie wrote: >> I’m looking to restart a Linux system from my python application. >> What’s the best way to achieve this, is there something in the OS >> module? > > Probably not. You need to just spawn the "reboot" command, or run > "init > 6." This requires root, though. Without root there's no way to > reboot > a linux system.
...unless you run shutdown(8) or reboot(8) setuid root (reboot is kinda harsh though, btw). Regards, Michael --- Asking a person who he *is* ... is not Pythonic! --Anton Vredegoor -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
