NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       fasthalt - Halts the system

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/sbin/fasthalt [-lnq]

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Does  not  log  the  halt using syslog.  Prevents the sync
       before stopping, and does not log the halt  using  syslog.
       Causes  a  quick halt, does not log the halt using syslog,
       and makes no attempt to kill all processes.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The fasthalt command halts the system and flags  a  subsequent
  reboot  to  skip the execution of fsck. The program
       creates the fastboot file, then invokes the halt  program.
       The  system  start-up script contains instructions to look
       for the fastboot file.  If present, the script removes the
       file and skips the invocation of the fsck command.

       If  the  command  is  invoked  without  the  -l, -n, or -q
       option, the halt program logs the shutdown using the  syslogd
  command  and  places a record of the shutdown in the
       login accounting file, /var/adm/wtmp.  Using  the  -q  and
       the -n options imply the -l option.

       You must have root privileges to use this command.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies  the  command  path.   Specifies the path of the
       syslog daemon.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: fsck(8), halt(8), syslogd(8)

       Functions: sync(2), syslog(3)



                                                      fasthalt(8)