Restarting or shutting down from Linux® shell

Last Updated : Mar 31, 2016 |
Prolog information
Some maintenance tasks and configuration procedures require you to restart or shutdown the server. Use the following commands in a Linux® shell to restart or gracefully power-off the server.

Proposed Solution

  • To restart the server, type the following command in a Linux® shell:
    reboot
  • To power-off the server with graceful shutdown, type the following command in a Linux® shell:
    shutdown