Is it bad to SIGHUP the init process (PID 0), and will it reboot the server?

Question

Background in two parts:

1. I have not tried this due to not having a local machine on which to try currently.
2. I've a hung, remote server where I can ssh-in, but have only partial sudo access (can send kills, but that's about it).

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With the background out of the way, will SIGHUP'ing the init (PID 0) process cause a reboot?

If not, is there a way of accomplishing a reboot without engaging the "real" admin? ie, I'm a delegated in this context.

Answer 1

kill -INT 1 reboot the server properly. Find on link text

I just try and it works. It needs root account to be active. Normal users have a "Operation not permitted", happily !

Thanks Google !