Forcing the Reboot of a Linux System

If there is no way to get a Linux system to reboot and you are far away from the physical machine (so pulling the power cable is not an option), there is an alternative solution.

After trying the classic reboot and reboot -f, you can try this:

Reboot

It worked for us!

Halt

Further Commands

If you are interested in learning more, there are other magic commands.