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Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 16:55:58 +0100
From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Subba Rao <subba9@home.com>
Cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: init process in 2.2.19
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On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 05:30:16PM +0000, Subba Rao wrote:
> I am trying to add a process which is to be managed by init. I have added the
> following entry to /etc/inittab
> 
> SV:2345:respawn:env - PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin svscan /service </dev/null 2> dev/console
> 
> After saving, I execute the following command:
> 
> 	# kill -HUP 1
> 
> This does not start the process I have added. The process that I have added
> only starts when I do:

telinit q tells init to re-read the inittab, as per the telinit man page.

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Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
             http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html

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