What happens if I just type "reboot" or "shutdown -r now" in the command prompt for my FDC server? Wont it just reboot? I don't have the time to wait 20 years for them to reply to an e-mail or to reboot my machine. :(

I guess it would reboot. You would probably contact them if you cannot do a soft reboot yourself on the server, like when it hangs or something.

boom, I rebooted it... let's see what happens *assumes deviant grin*

I just allways use "telinit 6"

... getting nervous ;) those damn pII 400's take forever :(

oh well, i guess i killed it :-D

I think shutdown just shuts it down.

No, I typed reboot. And "shutdown -r now", well, the -r means 'reboot'. Shutdown is just another command, shutdown -h now, -h means halt. ETc etc... reboot, which is what i typed, just reboots the machine. :)

The 'shutdown -r now' is supposed to reboot the server immediately after it shuts down. if the '-r' is missing then it will just shutdown and the end.

Do you have a control panel to enable a reboot ?

No. :-/ This is not an important server, I have it for "testing"...

I usually just type in reboot and that works.

but auto, is it auto?

This is what FDC sent me just now:

>did you change anything any system settings ??? server >rebooted OK but it
>has no internet connection. What is your root password ???

jesus,

di you upgrade to cpanel 6 by any chance?

Yes, is this a common occurance with cpanel6?

Actually come to think of it, if you have Cpanel/WHM, you would not need to shell to be able to reboot. WHM has a function which allows you to do so graciously or forcefully.

hopefully you can get it working again!

Thanx :) Actually, I wasn't upgrading, I was installing it fresh. The install started lagging, then stopped responding, so I terminated it via another shell and then did the reboot. They have my server back up now, and this time they're installing cPanel for me LOL :)

Originally posted by jesus
Thanx :) Actually, I wasn't upgrading, I was installing it fresh. The install started lagging, then stopped responding, so I terminated it via another shell and then did the reboot. They have my server back up now, and this time they're installing cPanel for me LOL :)

When are they going to get Cpanel Stable?! ;))

I thought I am using the Cpanel 6.0.0-088 Stable now at least that is what the version says. I am using Redhat 7.3 by the way.

When you're in doubt - Reboot!!!
When trouble's about - Reboot!!!
When you hear a shout -
When it's gone up the spout -
When your packets won't route -
Reboot!!!