init(8) diagnostics?

[Freddie Cash]

On Nov 16, 2014 10:07 AM, "Steve Kargl" <sgk at troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
wrote:
>
> In init(8), one finds under DIAGNOSISTICS
>
>    "some processes would not die; ps axl advised."
>
> So, just how is one to actually run 'ps axl advised' as
> the message appears as init(8) is killing off the system?

"shutdown now" will drop you to single-user mode with a running shell where
you can run that command to see what hasn't been stopped. IIRC, that
message appears right before you drop to the shell, although I haven't run
it a long time, so going by memory.