From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 4 00:42:03 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id AAA09687 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 00:42:03 -0800 Received: from onyx.southwind.net (root@onyx.southwind.net [204.95.83.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id AAA09682 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 00:42:01 -0800 Received: (from Ucomplet@localhost) by onyx.southwind.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with UUCP id CAA01914; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 02:25:10 -0600 Received: from complete.org (complete.org [127.0.0.1]) by complete.org (8.7.2/8.7.2) with SMTP id CAA00689; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 02:03:27 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199512040803.CAA00689@complete.org> X-Authentication-Warning: complete.org: Host complete.org [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: John-Mark Gurney cc: Michael Jamet , wlclarke@cats.ucsc.edu, FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USR modem setup [ How to setup auto answer ] In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 03 Dec 1995 16:20:26 PST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 04 Dec 1995 02:03:25 -0600 From: John Goerzen Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > > NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use ctrl-alt-del from within any OS other than DOS. > > That includes FreeBSD. NEVER use ctrl-alt-del from within FreeBSD. > I got a question why? ctrl-alt-del under freebsd at least the last time > I did it with 2.1-R synced the disks... just like a normal reboot or a > shutdown... mind expounding? John-Mark, My apologies, I was incorrect. In FreeBSD, apparently C-A-D does do a safe reboot (I have not tried it myself, though). I guess I'm just remembering bad experiences with Linux. -- John Goerzen, programmer and owner | MICRO$oft only exists because some Communications Centre & Complete BBS | people are too dumb to get something E-mail jgoerzen@complete.org | better, such as FreeBSD.