Re: inconsistent init.d arguments

[Philip Hands <phil@hands.com>]

> The majority that provide a reload or a restart use 'reload'.  I find this
> non-intuitive, since we use 'start' and not 'load' for the normal startup.

They do different things:

  reload:
    cause the running daemon to reload its configuration files (normally by
    sending it a SIGHUP)

  restart:
    do the equivalent of a stop followed by a start

So sometimes one, the other or both are appropriate for a particular daemon.

Cheers, Phil.



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