Public bug reported: In Ubuntu Vivid, using the 'reboot' command directly reboots the system in such a way that the bash_history is not retained. This bug has also been reported in Red Hat: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170765
There it was found that the cause of this bug is to be found within Systemd, because systemd sends SIGKILL imediately after SIGTERM during shutdown: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141137 ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1445405 Title: Bash history is not retained if 'reboot' command is used To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1445405/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs