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24 <refentry id="systemd-halt.service">
25
26   <refentryinfo>
27     <title>systemd-halt.service</title>
28     <productname>systemd</productname>
29
30     <authorgroup>
31       <author>
32         <contrib>Developer</contrib>
33         <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
34         <surname>Poettering</surname>
35         <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
36       </author>
37     </authorgroup>
38   </refentryinfo>
39
40   <refmeta>
41     <refentrytitle>systemd-halt.service</refentrytitle>
42     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
43   </refmeta>
44
45   <refnamediv>
46     <refname>systemd-halt.service</refname>
47     <refname>systemd-poweroff.service</refname>
48     <refname>systemd-reboot.service</refname>
49     <refname>systemd-kexec.service</refname>
50     <refname>systemd-shutdown</refname>
51     <refpurpose>System shutdown logic</refpurpose>
52   </refnamediv>
53
54   <refsynopsisdiv>
55     <para><filename>systemd-halt.service</filename></para>
56     <para><filename>systemd-poweroff.service</filename></para>
57     <para><filename>systemd-reboot.service</filename></para>
58     <para><filename>systemd-kexec.service</filename></para>
59     <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-shutdown</filename></para>
60   </refsynopsisdiv>
61
62   <refsect1>
63     <title>Description</title>
64
65     <para><filename>systemd-halt.service</filename> is a system
66     service that is pulled in by <filename>halt.target</filename> and
67     is responsible for the actual system halt. Similarly,
68     <filename>systemd-poweroff.service</filename> is pulled in by
69     <filename>poweroff.target</filename>,
70     <filename>systemd-reboot.service</filename> by
71     <filename>reboot.target</filename> and
72     <filename>systemd-kexec.service</filename> by
73     <filename>kexec.target</filename> to execute the respective
74     actions.</para>
75
76     <para>When these services are run, they ensure that PID 1 is
77     replaced by the
78     <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-shutdown</filename> tool which
79     is then responsible for the actual shutdown. Before shutting down,
80     this binary will try to unmount all remaining file systems,
81     disable all remaining swap devices, detach all remaining storage
82     devices and kill all remaining processes.</para>
83
84     <para>It is necessary to have this code in a separate binary
85     because otherwise rebooting after an upgrade might be broken — the
86     running PID 1 could still depend on libraries which are not
87     available any more, thus keeping the file system busy, which then
88     cannot be re-mounted read-only.</para>
89
90     <para>Immediately before executing the actual system
91     halt/poweroff/reboot/kexec <filename>systemd-shutdown</filename>
92     will run all executables in
93     <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-shutdown/</filename> and pass
94     one arguments to them: either <literal>halt</literal>,
95     <literal>poweroff</literal>, <literal>reboot</literal> or
96     <literal>kexec</literal>, depending on the chosen action. All
97     executables in this directory are executed in parallel, and
98     execution of the action is not continued before all executables
99     finished.</para>
100
101     <para>Note that <filename>systemd-halt.service</filename> (and the
102     related units) should never be executed directly. Instead, trigger
103     system shutdown with a command such as <literal>systemctl
104     halt</literal> or suchlike.</para>
105   </refsect1>
106
107   <refsect1>
108     <title>See Also</title>
109     <para>
110       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
111       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
112       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
113       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>reboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
114       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-suspend.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
115     </para>
116   </refsect1>
117
118 </refentry>