[CentOS] halt versus shutdown

On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 4:32 PM Leon Fauster via CentOS <centos at centos.org>
wrote:

> Working with different OSs can be quite challenging (mentally :-)).
>
> I wonder why the command "halt" has not same result between EL6 and EL8.
>
> To shutdown the vm or workstation in EL8 i must use "shutdown now".
>


fwiw, i've always used 'init 0' to shut down all sorts of unix/linux
systems.   On old school unix, and I think even early Linux, halt was an
/immediate/ halt, as in catch fire.   might as well hit the power switch.