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jonny
Asked: 2012-12-08 02:16:01 +0800 CST

Is SysRq reboot any better than Ctrl-Alt-Del in case of freeze (debian distro)?

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/etc/inittab

 # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed.
 ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now

Is a well-known safe-reboot via Alt + SysRq + RSEIUB any better

in terms of response or safety than Ctrl-Alt-Del on a debian?

Why?

debian

1 Answers

  1. Yes, because you can potentially flush all dirty VFS buffers to disk before your reboot - but this is rather theoretical as VSF flushes will happen within short intervals anyway.

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