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Date:      Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:57:26 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: "shutdown -h now" risk?
Message-ID:  <37BB80A6.DDB7111E@3-cities.com>
References:  <99081723302100.00453@Tomer.Home.Org> <37B9D09B.3224B635@3-cities.com> <37BB1F37.EBE94366@ispro.net.tr>

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Evren Yurtesen wrote:
> 
> I did not know that "shutdown -h now" is dangerous,
> what is the problem with it?

You misunderstood. If you don't do a shutdown, you put your system at
risk. Anything short is hitting the reset button or the power switch.

Kent

> 
> Kent Stewart wrote:
> >
> > Tomer Weller wrote:
> > >
> > > Does FreeBSD do a hard reset or a soft reset ? (sorry for the newbie question)
> > > If it soft resets, how can I change that to hard ?
> >
> > If you do anything short of a "shutdown -h now", you are putting your
> > system at risk. How big a chance do you feel like taking. Is your
> > system important?
> >
> > Kent
> >
> > >
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> > Kent Stewart
> > Richland, WA
> >
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