On Thursday 12 October 2006 01:42, PaulNM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Dumb question': > Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: > > It would of course solve the issue. *Nothing* short of a kernel > > upgrade requires a reboot though. And I mean that literally. So > > usually not. > > Just being a bit pedantic here, but what about init?
Modern versions of init will watch not only /etc/initab, but also the path they were started from. If that path is pointed to a different file, it will exec() that file in place. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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