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Starting and stopping the system



Starting and stopping the system
        Understanding the boot process
                Boot scenarios
                Where the boot programs reside
                        The boot slice
                        The stand slice
        Starting (rebooting) your system
        Stopping your system
                Stopping your system using SCOadmin
                Using the shutdown command
                Using the haltsys and reboot commands
        Logging in as root
        Building on boot
                Forcing confirmation before build on boot
        Installing a new kernel
        Initiating an interactive boot session
        Bootable partition administration
                Create new partitions during installation
                Creating a new boot partition
                Changing the active boot partition
        Troubleshooting
                Fixing a frozen cursor during login
                What to do if the system does not boot

Customizing UNIX system startup
        Entering the default state during powerup
                Early initialization
                Preparing the system state change
        About system states
                System state directories
                        How system state files are used
                        Creating your own system state files
        Changing the default system state
        Changing system states after powerup
                Changing to single-user state (system state s)
                Changing to multi-user state (system state 2)
                Changing to networking state (system state 3)
                Changing to the reboot state (system state 6)
        Modifying .profile and .login files
        Changing the /etc/motd file