# reboot(8)

    NAME
         reboot - reboot the system immediately

    SYNOPSIS
         reboot [-f]

    DESCRIPTION
         Reboot can be used to reboot the system after installing  a  new  kernel.
         It  does not inform the users, but does log it's actions in /usr/adm/wtmp
         and /usr/adm/authlog.  The system is then  rebooted  with  the  reboot(2)
         systemcall.

         If the -f flag is not given then all processes are sent terminate signals
         to give them a chance to die peacefully before the reboot() call.

         If the wtmp file exists, reboot logs itself as if  it  were  a  shutdown.
         This  is  done  to  prevent  last(1)  from  talking about system-crashes.
         Reboot is registered as is in the authlog file.

         Reboot can only be executed by the super-user.  Any other caller will  be
         refused, either by reboot(8) or by reboot(2).

    SEE ALSO
         reboot(2), shutdown(8), halt(8), boot(8).

    BUGS
         The error message's given by reboot are not  always  useful.   There  are
         several routines that can fail, but which are not fatal for the program.

    AUTHOR
         Edvard Tuinder (v892231@si.hhs.NL)