On Mittwoch, 2. April 2008, Dale wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Mittwoch, 2. April 2008, Steven Lembark wrote: > >> Liviu Andronic wrote: > >> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >>> By the way the safest and recommended command, although a bit > >> >>> longish should be ALT+SysRq(or print)+S(ync)+U(mount)+B(Reboot). > >> >> > >> >> Since I wanted to shutdown instead of reboot, it would be ALT + > >> >> SysRq + S + U + O then correct? > >> > > >> > Are there any potential harms to the hardware / system in case one > >> > tends to abuse (i.e. use more often than necessary) of this command? > >> > It's so often so tempting to shut down your system fast. > >> > >> Short of a serious emergency (e.g., UPS with > >> 30-sec lag and no input power) stick with > >> 'shutdown -fh now'. The main problem is that > >> you bypass the stop phase of all the app's > >> started up via init.d; very little short of > >> just hitting the reset switch or yanking the > >> power. > > > > if you do it the right way, start with 'e' and 'i', all apps are cleanly > > terminated/killed. So if an app does not quit cleanly, it is broken. > > > > The correct sequence is: e,i,u,b/o and it is absolutly save. > > Folks, keep in mind why I asked this question in the first place. My > power supply was frying and I needed a VERY fast shutdown. This was not > asked as a fast way to shutdown just because we are impatient or > something. This was for the event of a serious emergency where I needed > a shutdown in just a very few seconds not a minute or two. Some of my > services take a while to stop, foldingathome being the longest one. > > Basically, this is not intended to be used to shutdown a puter on a > regular basis, unless you burn out P/S's on a daily basis. O-o > > Just didn't want someone to be using this on a regular basis and then > wondering why their system has a new nickname, FUBAR. :'( > > Dale > > :-) :-)
even in an emergency, e,i,u,b/o is the right thing to do. Just don't wait after the e and follow it directly by the i. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
