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runit-init(8)                          System Manager's Manual                         runit-init(8)

NAME
       init - a UNIX process no 1

SYNOPSIS
       init [ 0 | 6 ]

DESCRIPTION
       runit-init is the first process the kernel starts.  If runit-init is started as process no 1,
       it runs and replaces itself with runit(8).

       If  runit-init  is started while the system is up, it must be either called as init 0 or init
       6:

       init 0 tells the Unix process no 1 to shutdown and halt the system.  To signal  runit(8)  the
              system  halt request, runit-init removes all permissions of the file /run/runit.reboot
              (chmod 0), and sets the execute by owner  permission  of  the  file  /run/runit.stopit
              (chmod 100).  Then a CONT signal is sent to runit(8).

       init 6 tells the Unix process no 1 to shutdown and reboot the system.  To signal runit(8) the
              system  reboot  request,  runit-init sets the execute by owner permission of the files
              /run/runit.reboot and /run/runit.stopit (chmod 100). Then a CONT  signal  is  sent  to
              runit(8).

EXIT CODES
       runit-init returns 111 on error, 0 in all other cases.

SEE ALSO
       runit(8), runsvdir(8), runsvchdir(8), sv(8), runsv(8), chpst(8), utmpset(8), svlogd(8)

       http://smarden.org/runit/

AUTHOR
       Gerrit Pape <pape AT smarden.org>

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