shutdown(1M) — sys5



SHUTDOWN(1M)    DOMAIN/IX Reference Manual (SYS5)    SHUTDOWN(1M)



NAME
     shutdown - terminate all processing

USAGE
     /etc/shutdown

DESCRIPTION
     The shutdown command is part of the UNIX system operation
     procedures. Its primary function is to terminate all
     currently running processes in an orderly and cautious
     manner.  The procedure is designed to interact with the
     operator (i.e., the person who invoked shutdown).  It may
     instruct the operator to perform some specific tasks, or to
     supply certain responses before execution can resume. The
     following steps lead to the termination of processing:

     1) All users logged on the node receive a broadcast message
     telling them to log off. The standard file-save message is
     usually displayed.

     2) All file systems' super-blocks are updated before the
     system is shut down. (DOMAIN system buffers are automati-
     cally force-written to disk during a hardware shutdown.)


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