HALT(8)                              BSD                               HALT(8)



NAME
     halt - stop the processor

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/halt [ -n ] [ -q ] [ -y ]

DESCRIPTION
     The halt command writes out cached pages to the disks and then stops the
     processor, bringing the node to the Mnemonic Debugger (MD).  The machine
     does not reboot.

     halt normally logs the shutdown using syslog(8) and places a shutdown
     record in the login accounting file /usr/adm/wtmp. These actions are
     inhibited if the -n or -q options are present.

     You must be logged in as "root" to run halt.  If you aren't, you'll see
     the following error message:

     reboot: can't idle init

OPTIONS
     -n        Prevent the sync before stopping.

     -q        Cause a quick halt, without attempting a graceful shutdown.

     -y        Halt the system from a dialup.

SEE ALSO
     reboot(8), shutdown(8), syslogd(8)