Re: System is halted

[prasad <prasadb@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> System is halted  - comes from /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt
> 
> It makes a reboot system call, which makes the kernel print "System
> halted" to the console. See /usr/src/linux/kernel/sys.c.

Yep, this is how it is. Minor mod - /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt 
is printing "System is halted" and then calls /sbin/halt,
which makes the reboot call (with a certain flag), which prints
the second mesg. More info - man 2 reboot.

Tks!
- - Prasad

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