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From: urgrue <urgrue@tumsan.fi>
Subject: forcing a reboot
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:29:23 +0300
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is there a way to force an instant reboot? in some cases "reboot" 
doesnt work, as it seems to do many things before actually initiating a 
phsyical reset, like shutting down processes. ive now run into the 
situation a few times where zombie processes or module problems can 
prevent "reboot" from completing its task.