Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751024AbVJOBzn (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:55:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751025AbVJOBzn (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:55:43 -0400 Received: from xenotime.net ([66.160.160.81]:63919 "HELO xenotime.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751023AbVJOBzm (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:55:42 -0400 Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:55:41 -0700 From: "Randy.Dunlap" To: Marc Perkel Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Forcing an immediate reboot Message-Id: <20051014185541.38ca06b0.rdunlap@xenotime.net> In-Reply-To: <43505F86.1050701@perkel.com> References: <43505F86.1050701@perkel.com> Organization: YPO4 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.5 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 630 Lines: 21 On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:46:46 -0700 Marc Perkel wrote: > Is there any way to force an immediate reboot as if to push the reset > button in software? Got a remote server that i need to reboot and > shutdown isn't working. What kernel version? Does it have sysrq enabled? If 2.6.x and Yes, then you should be able to do: echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger to cause a reboot. --- ~Randy - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/