To quote William T Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: # You don't need to reboot to change the hostname, either. The command is # 'hostname'. # # You need to reboot to change the partition table of a disk with mounted # filesystems, and you need to reboot to recompile the kernel, and you need # to reboot for hardware upgrades. That's about it, really...
You also need to re-boot for some hardware re-initialization. See the recent thread on XFree 4.0.2 and an IntelliMouse-compatible mouse. David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.)