I Vnced into an Xserve to delete data and the machine froze while emptying the trash. I relaunced the Finder, but now the desktop's just sitting there with no icons or menu. The dock is still there but the icons just bounce and bounce when I click on them. How do I reboot this thing or something to get control back?
remote reboot
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bluedevils
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is ssh enabled on the server?
nixgeek
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1. Open up Terminal. (If doing this remotely, access the Xserve through SSH)
2. Do a "sudo -s" and hit Return/Enter. Provide the password for the user you're logged in as.
3. Do a "cd /Users/<name-of-logged-in-account>/.Trash" and hit Return/Enter.
4. Type "rm -ri *" and hit Return/Enter.
5. Open the Trash from the Finder and see if it emptied.
It's possible that a file that was in the Trash might have been in use by another daemon or app in the background.
2. Do a "sudo -s" and hit Return/Enter. Provide the password for the user you're logged in as.
3. Do a "cd /Users/<name-of-logged-in-account>/.Trash" and hit Return/Enter.
4. Type "rm -ri *" and hit Return/Enter.
5. Open the Trash from the Finder and see if it emptied.
It's possible that a file that was in the Trash might have been in use by another daemon or app in the background.