[ale] "shutdown -r now" vs "init 6" vs "reboot"

[james.sumners at gmail.com (James Sumners)]

Whatever you want to type.

On 9/19/05, Jimmy Oliver <jimmy.oliver at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Which is the preferred way to reboot a linux box?  I have always used
> init 6.  The box in question is a RHEL 3 install.  My understanding
> of the RedHat init scripts was that shutdown just called init 6
> anyway.  Can someone give the preferred method, and detail the
> differences between the 3?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> -Jimmy
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