reboot shuts down all the same services. It follows the same procedures as
shutdown. It has to, or you would damage the file system. That's the same
command issued to the system when CTL+ALT+DEL is pressed and the system
reboots. It's perfectly safe, and will harm no penguins.
--
Mark
** Registered Linux user # 182496 **
On 30 Jul 2000, Greg Stewart wrote:
> I've been told 'reboot' is not as safe as 'shutdown -r'
> where shutdown is actually a script that incorporates 'reboot' after sutting all
>system services down safely.
>
> --Greg
>
> > you could just type `reboot' too. if you're already logged in as root it
> > will reboot right away. if you're logged in as user it will ask for `your'
> > password. as long as you have permission to reboot the machine it will do
> > it.
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> >
> > ** Registered Linux user # 182496 **
> >
> >
> >
> > On 30 Jul 2000, Greg Stewart wrote:
> >
> > > same as you would on console...
> > >
> > > Porbably should su to root first, type shutdown -r now.
> > >
> > > Better than telnet, ssh will be secure.
> > >
> > > --Greg
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Sevatio Octavio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 7:40 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [expert] Need help....
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have a remote box running LM 7.1 without a monitor. How do you
> > > > instruct it to reboot via Telnet?
> > > >
> > > > Seve
> > >
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