Questions tagged [sysrq]

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Difference between reboot -n and echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger?

On Linux (specifically, RHEL derivatives CentOS and Fedora), is there a difference? echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger "Immediately reboot the system, without unmounting or syncing filesystems," according to Wikipedia. reboot -n "Don’t sync before…
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Is SysRq reboot any better than Ctrl-Alt-Del in case of freeze (debian distro)?

/etc/inittab # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed. ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now Is a well-known safe-reboot via Alt + SysRq + RSEIUB any better in terms of response or safety than Ctrl-Alt-Del on a debian? Why?
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Debian 10 cannot trigger crash to test kdump

I have set up kdump to debug an issue, and now I am trying to test it, because the issue I am trying to debug does not create a file in /var/crash. However, the test also does not work. I am executing these commands as root: echo "1" >…
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