Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 16:20:26 -0800 (PST) From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@nike.efn.org> To: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> Cc: Michael Jamet <mjamet@panix.com>, wlclarke@cats.ucsc.edu, FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USR modem setup [ How to setup auto answer ] Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.91.951203161918.1341B-100000@nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951202220540.4729D-100000@complete.org>
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On Sat, 2 Dec 1995, John Goerzen wrote: > > PS How do you ctl-alt-del from FreeBSD? > > 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. > > To reboot, login as root and type: > > shutdown -r now > > Rebooting with ctrl-alt-del can corrupt your filesystems and cause data > loss. Sorry for yelling, but this is a very important point. 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 gurney_j@efn.org Modem/FAX: (503) 683-6954 (FreeBSD Box) Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD (unix) GCS/M/Sd#h+s+!gau-a--w++++vC+++++UF++++P---E---N++W---M--V--Y+t+5++G+b+D++ B----eu+h++!f++n---- CD5OUF++++.L-------2W.DM----N.9---NET2SP3s.2,4s.,4d.2,6---
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