Q. How do I reboot or shutdown BSD (FreeBSD) based system. Command shutdown -h 0 is not working for me.
A. FreeBSD or other BSD uses the shutdown or halt command to shutdown system. To reboot FreeBSD/BSD box use reboot command.
Task: Shutdown BSD
Use shutdown command to close down the system at a given time. Type following command to shutdown system immediately:
# shutdown -h now
OR
# halt
Task: Reboot BSD system
Type the following command:
# reboot
OR
# shutdown -r now
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{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
When I did it closes all the programs and just hangs and say press the space bar to restart?
Is there a more powerfull command that can shutdown the system right away?
ahn…
Are you root?
Yes I am root in my case and the computer stays on and with the press enter to reboot, what if I (to conserve energy) just want to shut it off for good…
“To power down a FreeBSD machine on architectures and systems that support power management, simply use the command shutdown -p now to turn the power off immediately.”
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/boot-shutdown.html