On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 09:45:04AM -0500, Jiri B wrote: > Hi, > > what is the policy of using rc_reload? I've thought only > permitted is to send HUP signal but I see ports using > various own rc_reload overwrites...
The rc_reload() function is meant for a daemon to re-read it's configuration. Some daemons uses HUP, others do it in a different way. Some daemons use HUP for something completely different in which case rc_reload becomes a variable and needs to be set to NO. > Also, for base OS rc.d daemons is rc_reload strictly > mandatory to use HUP only? Nope. -- Antoine
