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From: Johan Karlsson <johan@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: misc/26636: If /etc/ttys goes empty, init(8) never rereads it
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The following reply was made to PR misc/26636; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Johan Karlsson <johan@FreeBSD.org>
To: Matthew Braithwaite <matt@braithwaite.net>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: misc/26636: If /etc/ttys goes empty, init(8) never rereads it
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 17:51:33 +0200

 On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 17:39 (-0700) +0000, Matthew Braithwaite wrote:
 > > 	It is clearly stated in the manpage that one
 > > 	have to send a HUP signal to init for it to reread
 > > 	the ttys file.
 > 
 > Yes, I know that.  But after /etc/ttys has gone empty, a SIGHUP won't
 > make init reread it.  
 
 
 Ok, so does
 
 1: clear /etc/ttys
 2: SIGHUP init
 2.5: make sure nothing is started by init
 3: restore /etc/ttys
 4: SIGHUP init
 4.5: make sure the stuff in ttys is started by init
 
 not work as excpected for you?
 
 If not, what happens?
 
 It seems to work for me. Maybe you are doing something different from
 me.
 
 /Johan K
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 Johan Karlsson		mailto:johan@FreeBSD.org

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