> if it comes to it you can always go to runlevel 1 (init 1), when it > prompts for > the root password hit CTRL-D to come back to runlevel 2. that will > effectivly > restart all programs on the system except (i think) init, and of course > the > kernel. > > restarting programs really depends on the program, some have scripts to > restart them, others respond to the -HUP kill signal, but not all. init > 1 > is the next best thing to rebooting without actually having to reboot. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of not rebooting -- keeping everything running while you reinitialize one program? Since going to runlevel 1 essentially brings down the system, isn't it just easier to issue a shutdown -r now? -- Dwayne C. Litzenberger - dlitz@dlitz.net - Please always Cc to me when replying to me on the lists. - See the mail headers for GPG/advertising/homepage information.
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