"Raising Elephants Is So Utterly Boring" means:
- Alt + SysRq + R – takes the keyboard out of raw mode.
- Alt + SysRq + E – terminates all processes (except init).
- Alt + SysRq + I – kills all processes (except init).
- Alt + SysRq + S – synchronizes the disk.
- Alt + SysRq + U – remounts all filesystems read-only.
- Alt + SysRq + B – reboots the machine.
An alternative to issuing the REISUB/RSEIUB keystrokes is to just press Alt + SysRq + R, followed by Ctrl + Alt + Del. This is the equivalent of issuing a shutdown now command at a root console; it does take a short while for the system to shut down after the Ctrl + Alt + Del keystroke. However, not all Linux systems support this easier method.

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