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init

 

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This chapter describes the init  process, which is the first user level process started by the kernel. init  has many important duties, such as starting getty  (so that users can log in), implementing run levels, and taking care of orphaned processes. This chapter explains how init  is configured and how you can make use of the different run levels.

     





Lars Wirzenius
Sat Nov 15 02:32:11 EET 1997