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CentOS release 5.2 (Final)
Kernel 2.6.28.1 on an x86_64

localhost login: root
[root@localhost ~]# halt

Broadcast message from root (tty0) (Fri Jan 23 23:29:23 2009):

The system is going down for system halt NOW!
INIT: Switching to runlevel: 0
INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal
Stopping sshd: [  OK  ]
Stopping crond: [  OK  ]
Shutting down kernel logger: [  OK  ]
Shutting down system logger: [  OK  ]
Shutting down loopback interface:  [  OK  ]
Starting killall:  [  OK  ]
Sending all processes the TERM signal... 
Sending all processes the KILL signal... 
Saving random seed:  
Syncing hardware clock to system time Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.

Halting system...
[42949553.960000] System halted.