If you’re used to doing “reboot now” on a Linux VPS, don’t do it here if you’re running Ubuntu 13.04!
It will lock you out and get you stuck - you’ll need to mess about with the virtual console to get back in.
I had a google and found this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2139160
It’s a bug that Ubuntu are aware of, so basically, “reboot now” shouldn’t be used with 13.04,
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Hey thanks…I ran into this a few times. I just logged into DG and chose the droplet and power cycled it. Thanks, I’ll remember to just “reboot”.
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