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From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
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To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
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Subject: Re: Suggestion for change of /usr/src/UPDATING (was: Re: HEADS UP! Always use the 'make buildkernel' target to make yer kernels) 
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> : > :         <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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