init(8) diagnostics?

[Steve Kargl]

On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:41:03AM -0800, Freddie Cash wrote:
> On Nov 16, 2014 10:07 AM, "Steve Kargl" <sgk at troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > In init(8), one finds under DIAGNOSISTICS
> >
> >    "some processes would not die; ps axl advised."
> >
> > So, just how is one to actually run 'ps axl advised' as
> > the message appears as init(8) is killing off the system?
> 
> "shutdown now" will drop you to single-user mode with a running shell where
> you can run that command to see what hasn't been stopped. IIRC, that
> message appears right before you drop to the shell, although I haven't run
> it a long time, so going by memory.

Thanks!  'shutdown now' got me to a point where I found the root
cause of my issues.

-- 
Steve