Init is the initial process that loads on a linux system. If init fails to load, it will result in a kernel failure.
Questions tagged [init]
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Where is the inittab file?
I'm on Ubuntu 10.10, and I've just joined the Linux world coming from OS X.
I'm learning about runlevels and the rc directory in /etc/, and everywhere (manuals, tutorials, etc) I'm reading about inittab. But I can't find it in my Ubuntu…
nkint
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How can I see or change default run level?
In the Linux / Unix administration handbook it mentions that you can edit the /etc/inittab file to change the run level. I don't have that file on 10.04. I Googled this and found a tip saying that file had been replaced with /etc/event.d/rc-default…
cwd
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What is this brltty init script?
I'm on my way to cleanup my system , started from init scripts , and found:
/etc/rcS.d/S25brltty
The description header wasn't helpful enough, and what's that used for, and if it's safe to purge ?
daisy
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Ensuring ethernet is configured before continuing init scripts
Is there a better way to ensure that an ethernet port is configured before continuing through startup init scripts? When 802.3ad bonded ethernet is configured on Ubuntu, it takes some time before it finishes protocol negotiation and starts passing…
Pete Ashdown
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How do I change the runlevel?
How can i change the runlevel in ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10
As far as I can recall ubuntu changed the runlevel with something else?
If I want to change the start to terminal only and not X what and r
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Are [kthreadd] and [rcu_gp] commands?
I want to learn from the output from command ps
usr@host:~$ ps -ef | head -5
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
root 1 0 0 16:43 ? 00:00:04 /sbin/init splash
root 2 0 0 16:43 ? 00:00:00…
Wizard
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/etc/init startup script in Ubuntu 14.04?
How can I use /etc/init to run scripts on startup in Ubuntu 14.04?
File: minecraft.conf in /etc/init
respawn limit 20 5
cd /home/minecraft
java -Xmx2048M -Xms2048M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
There's no logs on reboot, or else I'd love to share…
Crim
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What does each of these network services do
I have the services listed in the /etc/init.d folder starting with 'network':
cyrex@cyrex:/etc/init.d$ ls network*
networking network-interface-security
network-interface network-manager
What does each of these do. For…
Luis Alvarado
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How to add a startup option when starting a program through init
If you start a program at the command line like this "vuurmuur --no-check"
How do you add that same option when starting it through init?
Spud
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Startup Sequence /etc/init
is there a start up sequence regarding configuration files in /etc/init ?
Where can found document regarding the syntax ?
Thanks
user1121055
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System V init scripts
How do I list the services running on an instance started by System V init scripts?
I attempted to run 'service | --status-all>' with no luck.
Macenbro
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How can init command be useful for me?
I was reading about the init command.
I found that init 0 is the same like poweroff and init 6 is the same like reboot.
Why are there more than one command to do the exactly same thing in the same way (as I understood)?
Second, init 1 puts the…
Ammar Hussein
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init program doesn't work, can't boot the system
Today I opened my Ubuntu and I saw
What should I do ?
Ahmed Safwat
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