autoboot.sgml

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<sect1> NAME<p>
<bf>autoboot</bf> - tool for setting/resetting servermode booting of PowerMacs

<sect1> SYNOPSIS<p>
<bf>autoboot</bf> <tt>[</tt><bf>-v</bf><tt>]</tt> <bf>on</bf>
<p>
<bf>autoboot</bf> <tt>[</tt><bf>-v</bf><tt>]</tt> <bf>off</bf>
<p>
<bf>autoboot -V</bf>

<sect1> DESCRIPTION<p>
<bf>autoboot</bf>
sets/clears Server Mode in the hardware PMU.  
When set the machine will automatically boot as soon as power is restored after an outage.
When cleared the machine must be manually booted.

<bf>autoboot</bf> sets the Server Mode for the current OS session only.
For continued, unattended operation
<bf>autoboot</bf>
should be invoked during system startup.

Normal shutdown (<bf>init 0</bf>) and scheduled boots (<bf>bootsched</bf>) also reset Server Mode.

<sect1> OPTIONS<p>
<descrip>
<tag/<bf/on/</> 
Set Server Mode for automatic boot on power restoration after outage
<tag/<bf/off/</>
Clear Server Mode to require manual boot after power restoration.
<tag/<bf/-V/</>
Print version number.
<tag/<bf/-v/</>
verbose operation.

</descrip>

<sect1> SEE ALSO<p>
bootsched(8)

<sect1> AUTHORS<p>
<verb>Rich Johnson <rjohnson@dogstar-interactive.com> </verb>

<p>
<bf>autoboot</bf> is derived from 
Takeshi Oe's &lt;toe@ppc.linux.or.jp>
<bf>pmacpow</bf>,
as modified by Kieth Keller &lt;kkeller@speakeasy.net>


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