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 <dalek1967@(protected):
>> >>> 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

:-) :-)
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