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Date:      Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:57:26 -0800
From:      Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: init(8) diagnostics?
Message-ID:  <20141116205726.GA37019@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <CAOjFWZ5KMWW6E1axjXiUs5mc8SLLr0SVD9iNyk69M5QZD4F8QA@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <20141116180733.GA35841@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <CAOjFWZ5KMWW6E1axjXiUs5mc8SLLr0SVD9iNyk69M5QZD4F8QA@mail.gmail.com>

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On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:41:03AM -0800, Freddie Cash wrote:
> On Nov 16, 2014 10:07 AM, "Steve Kargl" <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > In init(8), one finds under DIAGNOSISTICS
> >
> >    "some processes would not die; ps axl advised."
> >
> > So, just how is one to actually run 'ps axl advised' as
> > the message appears as init(8) is killing off the system?
> 
> "shutdown now" will drop you to single-user mode with a running shell where
> you can run that command to see what hasn't been stopped. IIRC, that
> message appears right before you drop to the shell, although I haven't run
> it a long time, so going by memory.

Thanks!  'shutdown now' got me to a point where I found the root
cause of my issues.

-- 
Steve



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