NAME

rc6 − run commands performed to stop and reboot the operating system

SYNOPSIS

/sbin/rc6

DESCRIPTION

The shell script rc6 is run whenever a transition to run state 6 is requested either through init 6 or shutdown −i6. 

The sequence of events in rc6 is as follows:

Unmount all file systems. 

init executes the initdefault entry in the /etc/inittab file to bring the system to the operating state defined by that entry. 

SEE ALSO

init(1M), rc0(1M), rc2(1M), shutdown(1M), ­inittab(4). 

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