Re: inconsistent init.d arguments
> I've been really annoyed lately on my laptop with my seeming inability to
> guess at the options to scripts in /etc/init.d. Specifically, some of the
> scripts use 'reload', some use 'restart'.
>
> The majority that provide a reload or a restart use 'reload'. I find this
> non-intuitive, since we use 'start' and not 'load' for the normal startup.
>
> I looked briefly, but didn't find this mentioned in the policy documents I
> have. What's the right answer? I'd like to file a set of bug reports to
> achieve consistency, but thought I'd solicit comments here first. Frankly,
> I'd like all the scripts to handle either 'reload' or 'restart'. This
> shouldn't be a significant burden.
Actually, according to policy, there is a small difference:
Optionally they can support reload which
causes the configuration to be reloaded, or restart which causes the
daemon to be stopped and started again.
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