SamBozo Debian User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Recently there were comments made as to the "foolishness" of rebooting >just to reset an edited config file. How about a list of the cli entrys >that would have accomplished this? Are there different ones for >different config files? SHUP something? blabla stop/start/restart????
Almost always, '/etc/init.d/foo restart' will do the job. If it isn't a daemon, then just quit and restart. The only exceptions I can think of offhand are /etc/lilo.conf, where you need to run /sbin/lilo and then reboot if you want the new kernel to be loaded (of course :)), and /etc/inittab, where 'telinit q' will reload it. > It's a wonderful thing to already know all this... how about sharing? >And if the standard RTFM reply is to be used ... please specify which >freaking manual we are refering to reading. Heh. If I use a bare "RTFM" without saying which one, do remind me ... it's easy to forget when it's ages since you read it first. There's a surprising amount of information in the Debian FAQ (http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/); I'm not sure if this specific question is answered there, but I'm willing to bet the maintainer(s) would welcome additions and improvements to it. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
