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shutdown command

Purpose

Ends system operation.

Syntax

shutdown [-force ] [ -restart ]

Description

The shutdown command halts the operating system. When the shut down is complete, you receive a shutdown completion message.

Attention: Do not attempt to restart the system or turn off the system before the shutdown completion message is displayed; otherwise, file system damage can result.

The -force flag is used to bypass the following user prompt:

"Shutting down the VIOS could affect Client Partitions. Continue [y|n]?"

Flags

Flag name	Description
-force	Begins a system shut down without a user prompt.
-restart	Restarts the system after being shut down.

Exit Status

See Exit status for Virtual I/O Server commands.

Security

This command can only be run by the prime administrator (padmin).

Examples

To shut down the system, type the following command:
```
shutdown
```
To restart the system, type the following command:
```
shutdown -restart
```
To shut down the system and restart, without the user prompt, type the following command:
```
shutdown -force -restart
```

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Last updated: Wed, June 03, 2015