Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 01:20:33 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: David Johnson <djtherenovator@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help with an Urgent Matter Message-ID: <20180712012033.638fa1de.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAGX9N-MnE625yqJ5pkn23YoD5BGJ7o6BOC2nRWKUuhmmT2nHBA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGX9N-MnE625yqJ5pkn23YoD5BGJ7o6BOC2nRWKUuhmmT2nHBA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:08:14 -0700, David Johnson wrote:
> I have found a FreeBSD OS embedded in my Mac which is fully implemented.
> I followed the instructions and did the following from your website
> documentation:
>
> in terminal; shutdown -k +1 "message"
>
> I get the following:
>
> System shutdown time has arrived
>
> but you'll have to do it yourself
>
>
> I am not sure what to do at this prompt....what does 'do it yourself
> mean', and what do I type to complete the process??
It means you have to shutdown the system yourself, because
shutdown -k won't do it.
The -k option just logs out any users and prevents further
logins. From the manual:
-k Kick everybody off. The -k option does not actually halt the
system, but leaves the system multi-user with logins disabled
(for all but super-user).
Maybe you're searching for something that really shuts down
the system? Check those options:
-h -> shutdown and halt system (don't power off)
related command: halt
-p -> shutdown and power off system
related command: poweroff
-r -> shutdown and reboot system
related command: reboot
See "man shutdown" for details. On macOS, you'll probably
have local access to the manuals. :-)
> Also in addition to the above question....
>
> does the fact that those commands do actually work mean that I am correct
> in
>
> believing that there is a FreeBSD OS embedded in my system?
FreeBSD's userland is in fact part of the macOS software.
But it uses a different kernel (Darwin).
See the BSD family tree (and Mac OS X / macOS in relation to
FreeBSD):
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd/blob/master/share/misc/bsd-family-tree
Additional information:
http://www.freebsdworld.gr/freebsd/bsd-family-tree.html
--
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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