The command on my RH9 os is
/etc/rc.d/init.d/spamassassin restart
works fine
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--- J�ran_Kvalvaag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > From: "J�ran Kvalvaag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> IMHO this often does not work. "service" ??
> "chkconfig" ??, this is rather
> >> distrospecific commands. I have never worked on
> systems using this
> > commands.
> >> I would use something like:
> >> kill -HUP `ps aux | grep spamd | grep -v grep |
> awk '{ print $2 }'`
> >> This makes most processes reread their
> configuration, and should be less
> >> distrospecific.
> >
> > That could be. However, I have found that kill
> -HUP is also deadly if
> > the rc.d technology is in place and in use. The
> daemons get lost from
> > their proper controllers and nastiness results.
>
> That depends on what way the initscripts are
> handled, System V vs BSD. I.e.
> Slackware Linux has BSD initscripts. It uses rc.d,
> still kill -HUP works fine.
>
>
> > I guess that underscores that you MUST know your
> release and how it works
> > lest you get your system "all balled up."
>
> I strongly agree with you. I would not dare to do
> much on a Linux- UNIX-box if
> I didn't know how to start/stop/restart processes.
> Thats for sure!
>
> --
> JK
>
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