RE: [cobalt-users] [RAQ2] Newbie Question - Telnet Reboot

[Dave Rowlands <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>So I telnet'ed into the box, renamed the copies of the SSL files (stay with me here
- they
>were the copies; I deleted the originals), and attempted to reboot the box.
>According to my copy of the O'Reilly book, Essential System Administration
>(p130) the command '" shutdown -r " should work just fine; except I keep
>getting a message it can not be found (same problem occurs with reboot
>command), and in both cases I can see the file without a problem.

>Have checked the file flags " -rwxr-xr-x ", which appear Ok to me; but as a
>newbie, what do I know? ls -aCFl shows the " * " which is believed to mean
>the file is an executable/runnable.


Try telneting in, enter "su -"(not just "su"), then type "reboot".

Dave