Miquel: Can you remember why "telinit u" was implemented with a runlevel restriction? // Thomas
Dana How wrote: > Package: sysvinit > Version: 2.86.ds1-6 > > Around Feb 1998, the "telinit u" feature was added to the sysvinit package. > This allowed a running /sbin/init to be updated (re-executed after > re-installing). > > There are other situations where it would be useful to re-exec /sbin/init . > Midway through a boot from CDROM or other ro media, > or during a shutdown when the entire system is running from removable media, > such as CDROM, USB key, or CF, and we need to continue running reliably > for a short period after the media is removed. > > Anyway, "telinit u" could be used in each of these cases, > except it has a check which causes it to do nothing when in runlevels 0 and 6. > I looked around in the source code and the original change logs, > and could find no reason for this restriction, > other than it was consistent with the original purpose of including "telinit > u". > > I have attached a trivial patch which permits re-exec in runlevels 0 and 6. > This has been tested, on both harddrive and CDROM-based instances. > > Thanks, > -- > Dana L. How [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 650 804 5991 cell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
