AUTOBOOT(8)

NAME
autoboot - tool for setting/resetting servermode booting of PowerMacs

SYNOPSIS
autoboot [-v] on autoboot [-v] off autoboot -V

DESCRIPTION
autoboot 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. autoboot sets the Server Mode for the current OS session only. For continued, unattended operation autoboot should be invoked during system startup. Normal shutdown (init 0) and scheduled boots (bootsched) also reset Server Mode.

OPTIONS

on  Set Server Mode for automatic boot on power restoration after outage

off Clear Server Mode to require manual boot after power restoration.

-V  Print version number.

-v  verbose operation."

SEE ALSO
bootsched(8)

AUTHORS

Rich Johnson <rjohnson@dogstar-interactive.com>

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