Solaris 11 – How to Shutdown a Solaris 11 System

How to Shut Down a System by Using the shutdown Command

1. Become the root role.
2. For a multiuser timesharing server shutdown, find out if any users are logged in to the system.

   # who

3. Shut down the system.

   # shutdown -iinit-state -ggrace-period -y

   -iinit-state

   Brings the system to an init state that is different from the default of S. The choices are 0, 1, 2, 5, and 6.Run levels 0 and 5 are states reserved for shutting the system down. Run level 6 reboots the system. Run level 2 is available as a multiuser operating state.

   -ggrace-period

   Indicates a time (in seconds) before the system is shut down. The default is 60 seconds.

   -y

   Continues to shut down the system without intervention. Otherwise, you are prompted to continue the shutdown process after 60 seconds.

    

4. If you are asked for confirmation, type y.

   Do you want to continue? (y or n): y

   If you used the shutdown -y command, you will not be prompted to continue.

5. Type the root password, if prompted.

   Type Ctrl-d to proceed with normal startup,
   (or give root password for system maintenance): xxxxxx

6. After you have finished performing any system administration tasks, press Control-D to return to the default system run level.

Example 1 SPARC: Bringing a System to a Shutdown State (Run Level 0) by Using theshutdown Command

In the following example, the shutdown command is used to bring a SPARC based system to run level 0 in five minutes without requiring additional confirmation.

# who
root       console       Jun 17 12:39
userabc         pts/4        Jun 17 12:39   (:0.0)
# shutdown -i0 -g300 -y
Shutdown started.    Thu Jun 17 12:40:25...

Broadcast Message from root (console) on pretend Thu Jun 17 12:40:25...
The system pretend will be shut down in 5 minutes 
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Changing to init state 0 - please wait
# 
INIT: New run level: 0
The system is coming down.  Please wait.
System services are now being stopped.
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The system is down.
syncing file systems... done
Program terminated
Type  help  for more information
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See Also

Regardless of why you shut down a system, you will probably want to return to run level 3, where all file resources are available, and users can log in.

Bringing a System to a Shutdown State (Run Level 0) by Using the init Command

Run levels 0, 5, and 6 are reserved for shutting down a system. Bringing a system to run level 0 enables power to the system to be safely turned off. As shown in the example that follows, the init command is used to bring a system to run level 0.

How to Shut Down a System by Using the init Command

Use this procedure when you need to shut down a stand-alone system.

1. Become the root role.
2. Shut down the system.

   # init 5

    

Example 2 Bringing a System to the Shutdown State (Run Level 0) by Using the init Command

In the following example, the init command is used to bring a system to the level where it is safe to turn off power:

# init 0
#
INIT: New run level: 0
The system is coming down.  Please wait.
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The system is down.
syncing file systems... [11] [10] [3] done
Press any key to reboot