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CLI Reference

execute shutdown

execute shutdown

Shut down the FortiProxy unit now. You will be prompted to confirm this command.

caution icon Abruptly powering off your FortiProxy unit might corrupt its configuration. Using the execute reboot and execute shutdown commands ensures proper shutdown procedures are followed to prevent any loss of configuration.
execute shutdown comment <string>

comment is optional but you can use it to add a message that will appear in the event log message that records the shutdown. The comment message of the does not appear on the Alert Message console. If the message is more than one word, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Example

This example shows the reboot command with a message included:

execute shutdown comment “emergency facility shutdown”

An event log message similar to the following is recorded:

2009-09-08 11:12:31 critical admin 41986 ssh(172.20.120.11) shutdown User admin shutdown the device from ssh(172.20.120.11). The reason is 'emergency facility shutdown'

execute shutdown

execute shutdown

Shut down the FortiProxy unit now. You will be prompted to confirm this command.

caution icon Abruptly powering off your FortiProxy unit might corrupt its configuration. Using the execute reboot and execute shutdown commands ensures proper shutdown procedures are followed to prevent any loss of configuration.
execute shutdown comment <string>

comment is optional but you can use it to add a message that will appear in the event log message that records the shutdown. The comment message of the does not appear on the Alert Message console. If the message is more than one word, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Example

This example shows the reboot command with a message included:

execute shutdown comment “emergency facility shutdown”

An event log message similar to the following is recorded:

2009-09-08 11:12:31 critical admin 41986 ssh(172.20.120.11) shutdown User admin shutdown the device from ssh(172.20.120.11). The reason is 'emergency facility shutdown'