Solaris shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command differences
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In summary, init and shutdown commands cleanly shutdown the system by running the shutdown rc scripts. The advantage of shutdown is that you can set a shutdown delay and warning message. halt and reboot are not as clean, no shutdown rc scripts are run so applications will not be brought down clean, I generally do not use these commands unless its a last resort.
Solaris shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command differences
Solaris shutdown, reboot, init, and halt…
Solaris shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command differences
In summary, init and shutdown commands cleanly shutdown the system by running the shutdown rc scripts. The advantage of shutdown is that you can set a shutdown delay and warning message. halt and reboot are not as clean, no shutdown rc scripts are run so applications will not be brought down clean, I generally do not use these commands unless its a last resort.