boris:~ # uname -a; uptime Linux boris 2.6.11.4-21.13-default #1 Mon Jul 17 09:21:59 UTC 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux 6:52pm up 308 days 0:07, 1 user, load average: 0.05, 0.03, 0.00 boris:~ # shutdown -h now Broadcast message from root (pts/0) (Thu Sep 13 18:52:46 2007): The system is going down for system halt NOW!
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