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Magic SysRq key

Nice one by tbg

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Enable and execute the Magic Sysrq key combo via a bash alias for a graceful shutdown during a system hang. Run this command to create an /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf file: echo kernel.sysrq=1 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf Then run the following command to reload the sysctl config files without rebooting the computer: su -c "sysctl --system" Create a script to simulate pressing the magic sysrq key combination required to shutdown the computer gracefully during a system hang. C…

SysRQ r s u o accomplishes a graceful shutdown without using the more usual

r e i s u b magic sysrq key combination.