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authorLaurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org>2020-08-20 14:12:21 +0000
committerLaurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org>2020-08-20 14:12:21 +0000
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Add the notion of essential service
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@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ is ignored, but trailing whitespace is not. Lines starting with a <tt>#</tt>
character are ignored. The file defines the <em>direct dependencies</em> of
<em>service</em>, i.e. the services that must be up in order for
<em>service</em> to work properly. </li>
+ <li> An optional regular file named <tt>flag-essential</tt>. The contents of this
+file are irrelevant, only its presence is tested. If this file exists, the service
+will be marked as essential, which means that a <tt>s6-rc -d change <em>foo</em></tt>
+command will not stop the service. Only a <tt>s6-rc -D change <em>foo</em></tt>
+command will. </li>
</ul>
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