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NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       reboot - Reboot or halt the system

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <sys/reboot.h>

       int reboot(
               int howto );

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies a mask of options.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  reboot()  function  restarts  the system. The default
       startup is automatic and brings up /vmunix in the  normal,
       nonmaintenance  mode.  In an application, the calling process
 must have superuser privilege to use  this  function.
       However, a reboot is invoked automatically in the event of
       unrecoverable system failures.

       The following flags, defined in the <sys/reboot.h>  header
       file,  may  be  passed  to the kernel bootstrap process by
       applications. These flags are supplied as  values  to  the
       howto  parameter.   The  default,  causing  the  system to
       reboot in its usual fashion.  Dump  kernel  memory  before
       rebooting; see savecore(8) for more information.  The processor
 is simply halted; no reboot takes place.  The disks
       are   not  sync'ed  before  the  processor  is  halted  or
       rebooted.  Normally, the disks are sync'ed before the processor
  is halted or rebooted. See sync(8) for more information.


                                    Caution

              Because the disks are not sync'ed when you  specify
              the  RB_NOSYNC option, loss of data may result from
              using it.


       If no flags are specified (equivalent to RB_AUTOBOOT), the
       system  is rebooted from file vmunix in the root file system.


       RB_* flags that are defined in the  <sys/reboot.h>  header
       file  and  not  listed in this reference page are reserved
       for internal use only.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       If successful, this call does not return.   Otherwise,  -1
       is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       If  the  reboot()  function fails, errno may be set to the
       following value: The calling process does not have  appropriate
 privilege.







SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
      
       Commands:  crashdc(8),  halt(8),  reboot(8),  savecore(8),
       sync(8)

       Functions: sync(2)



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