On Thu, 2003-05-29 at 12:35, Richard Black wrote: > I'm working with Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Advanced Server 2.1 and I > need a way to instrument a reboot during a kickstart installation. The > reason for this is so that I can remotely abort the current kickstart > installation and then start a new one (I am doing pxe installs). I > already have the remote part worked out, I just need a way to cause > a reboot on the system. > > - Is there something in /proc that I can write to? > - What about killing some process - I didn't have much luck other > than in locking up the machine. > - What about an executable already available in anaconda? > > I've tried without success: > reboot (not found) > halt (not found) > shutdown (not found) > init 6 (doesn't appear to listen to parameters) > killall5 (locks the system up - not a reboot) > I tried killing the 2nd linuxrc (ps ax), but nothing. > I tried killing the 1st linuxrc, this locked the system up - no reboot. > Do you want to reboot BEFORE the kickstart is finished? -sv
