In the following example, the shutdown command is used to bring a SPARC based system to run level 0 in 5 minutes without requiring additional confirmation.
# who root console Dec 12 08:08 rimmer pts/0 Dec 11 14:48 (starbug) pmorph pts/1 Dec 13 12:31 (bluemidget) # shutdown -i0 -g300 -y Shutdown started. Thu Dec 13 14:51:39 MST 2001 Broadcast Message from root (console) on earth Thu Dec 13 14:51:39... The system earth will be shut down in 5 minutes . . . Changing to init state 0 - please wait # INIT: New run level: 0 The system is coming down. Please wait. System services are now being stopped. . . . The system is down. syncing file systems... done Program terminated Type help for more information ok |
If you are bringing the system to run level 0 to turn off power to all devices, see How to Turn Off Power to All Devices.