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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/init/init.8')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/init/init.8 b/sbin/init/init.8 index f0b75564e89..390d9f7d68d 100644 --- a/sbin/init/init.8 +++ b/sbin/init/init.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: init.8,v 1.9 1998/08/29 21:11:08 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: init.8,v 1.10 1998/09/17 04:14:53 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: init.8,v 1.6 1995/03/18 14:56:31 cgd Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993 @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ In multi-user operation, maintains processes for the terminal ports found in the file .Xr ttys 5 . -.Nm Init +.Nm init reads this file, and executes the command found in the second field. This command is usually .Xr getty 8 ; @@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ file. When a line is turned off in .Xr ttys , .Nm init -will send a SIGHUP signal to the controlling process +will send a +.Dv SIGHUP +signal to the controlling process for the session associated with the line. For any lines that were previously turned off in the .Xr ttys @@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ file and records in the file is out of sync, so this practice is not recommended. .Pp -.Nm Init +.Nm init will terminate multi-user operations and resume single-user mode if sent a terminate .Pq Dv TERM @@ -217,11 +219,11 @@ signal, for example, .Dq Li "kill \-s TERM 1" . If there are processes outstanding that are deadlocked (because of hardware or software failure), -.Xr init +.Nm init will not wait for them all to die (which might take forever), but will time out after 30 seconds and print a warning message. .Pp -.Nm Init +.Nm init will cease creating new .Xr getty Ns 's and allow the system to slowly die away, if it is sent a terminal stop @@ -240,7 +242,7 @@ The role of is so critical that if it dies, the system will reboot itself automatically. If, at bootstrap time, the -.Xr init +.Nm init process cannot be located, the system will panic with the message ``panic: "init died (signal %d, exit %d)''. .Sh DIAGNOSTICS @@ -262,18 +264,18 @@ a persistent device error condition. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /var/log/wtmp -compact .It Pa /dev/console -System console device. +system console device .It Pa /dev/tty* -Terminal ports found in -.Xr ttys . +terminal ports found in +.Xr ttys .It Pa /var/run/utmp -Record of current users on the system. +record of users currently logged in .It Pa /var/log/wtmp -Record of all logins and logouts. +record of all logins and logouts .It Pa /etc/ttys -The terminal initialization information file. +terminal initialization information file .It Pa /etc/rc -System startup commands. +system startup commands .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr login 1 , |