thank you, john. i looked at the upstart page. my ubuntu server (8.04) system doesn't have upstart on it; the ps command shows init as process number 1. so i'm still looking for information about the init process: what files does it reference as it comes up and as it runs? how to configure init?
On Tue, 2008-11-11 at 21:31 -0500, John Pugh wrote: > jim wrote: > > thank you, tiago. > > what i'm looking for is information, a web > > page or a book or something, that explains how > > the init process is controlled on ubuntu server, > > something akin to classic unix documentation > > about the /etc/inittab file. > > my hope is to read and learn how to > > control the behavior of the init process at > > boot time and also as it runs as a daemon > > manager. > > the essential question is "what files are > > used to configure the init process?" it's > > surprising how difficult it is to get an > > answer anywhere, given how fundamental init > > is to the operating system. > > jim > > > You may wish to review docs related to upstart as this is used in lieu > of the traditional /sbin/init daemon now. > > http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ is the main page and most of the details can > be found on the wiki - http://upstart.ubuntu.com/wiki/ > > Enjoy. > -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
