runit-init(8)                                                    runit-init(8)



NAME
       init - a UNIX process no 1

SYNOPSIS
       init [ 0 | 6 ]

DESCRIPTION
       runit-init is the first process the kernel starts.  If runit-init is
       started as process no 1, it runs and replaces itself with runit(8).

       If runit-init is started while the system is up, it must be either
       called as init 0 or init 6:

       init 0 tells the Unix process no 1 to shutdown and halt the system.  To
              signal runit(8) the system halt request, runit-init removes all
              permissions of the file /etc/runit/reboot (chmod 0), and sets
              the execute by owner permission of the file /etc/runit/stopit
              (chmod 100).  Then a CONT signal is sent to runit(8).

       init 6 tells the Unix process no 1 to shutdown and reboot the system.
              To signal runit(8) the system reboot request, runit-init sets
              the execute by owner permission of the files /etc/runit/reboot
              and /etc/runit/stopit (chmod 100). Then a CONT signal is sent to
              runit(8).

EXIT CODES
       runit-init returns 111 on error, 0 in all other cases.

SEE ALSO
       runit(8), runsvdir(8), runsvchdir(8), sv(8), runsv(8), chpst(8),
       utmpset(8), svlogd(8)

       http://smarden.org/runit/

AUTHOR
       Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>



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