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Re: safe emergency shutdown?



On 30.08.2002 Tom Cook wrote:
>On  0, Kent West <westk@nicanor.acu.edu> wrote:

[...]

>> Others have addressed this, but let me add that there's a "Magic 
>> SysRequest" key (or something similar) that can help you regain control 
>> in some situations like this. I've never used it (nor studied up on it), 
>> but thought I'd mention it in case you want to pursue it. It's an option 
>> when you compile your own kernel.
>
>Alt+SysRq+S	- Sync Disks.
>Alt+SysRq+U	- Remount filesystems read-only.
>Alt+SysRq+B	- Reboot the machine (effectively a warm reboot).

Where is this SysRq-Key?

Micha
-- 
  while (!asleep)
	sheep ++;



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