Shut Down the OS (shutdown Command)

The shutdown command sends a warning message, then terminates active processes on a system to reach a specified run level. Specifying run level 0 shuts down the OS and displays the OpenBoot prompt.

1. Log in to Oracle Solaris as a user with root privileges.
2. Shut down the OS.

   In this example, these command options shut down the OS to the OpenBoot prompt:

   • -g0 – Specifies a grace period of 0 seconds.

   • -i0 – Specifies the run level 0, which is equivalent to the init 0 command.

   • -y – Pre-answers the confirmation question so that the command runs without user intervention.

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   Note - This document applies to several server and server module products. The following example is based on the SPARC T5-2 server. Your output might vary from the examples based on your product.

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   # shutdown -g0 -i0 -y
   # svc.startd: The system is coming down. Please wait.
   svc.startd: 106 system services are now being stopped.
   Sep 12 17:52:11 systemA syslogd: going down on signal 15
   svc.startd: The system is down.
   syncing file systems...done
   Program terminated
    
   SPARC T5-2, No Keyboard
   Copyright (c) 1998, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights 
   reserved.
   OpenBoot 4.33.1, 32256 MB memory available, Serial #xxxxxxxx.
   Ethernet address 0:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, Host ID: xxxxxxxx.
   {0} ok
   

Related Information

• Shut Down the OS (init Command)