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| author | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2020-08-20 14:12:21 +0000 |
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| committer | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2020-08-20 14:12:21 +0000 |
| commit | a1b139e5d448b260b3f7849a5b24f45da45241a1 (patch) | |
| tree | 586de8ab8a63aade7913746af9e1b9914f54e52a /doc/s6-rc.html | |
| parent | b8941152d21047e2e4fb3a1f2533c9b8512d8e2c (diff) | |
| download | s6-rc-a1b139e5d448b260b3f7849a5b24f45da45241a1.tar.xz | |
Add the notion of essential service
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diff --git a/doc/s6-rc.html b/doc/s6-rc.html index 85a223e..bccc1b5 100644 --- a/doc/s6-rc.html +++ b/doc/s6-rc.html @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ root privileges. s6-rc [ -l live ] [ -b ] [ -a ] [ -u | -d ] list <em>servicenames...</em> s6-rc [ -l live ] [ -b ] [ -a ] [ -u | -d ] listall <em>servicenames...</em> s6-rc [ -l live ] [ -b ] diff - s6-rc [ -l live ] [ -b ] [ -a ] [ -u | -d ] [ -p ] [ -v <em>verbosity</em> ] [ -n <em>dryrunthrottle</em> ] [ -t timeout ] change [ <em>servicenames...</em> ] + s6-rc [ -l live ] [ -b ] [ -a ] [ -u | -d | -D ] [ -p ] [ -v <em>verbosity</em> ] [ -n <em>dryrunthrottle</em> ] [ -t timeout ] change [ <em>servicenames...</em> ] </pre> <ul> @@ -122,8 +122,17 @@ Default is <em>up</em>. <ul> <li> <tt>-u</tt> : up. </li> <li> <tt>-d</tt> : down. </li> + <li> <tt>-D</tt> : force down. </li> </ul> +<p> + The <tt>-d</tt> option is what should normally be used to down a set of services. +If a service is marked as <em>essential</em> (there is a <tt>flag-essential</tt> file +in its service definition directory), then s6-rc will refuse to stop that service. +The <tt>-D</tt> option will still force that service to shut down; that option should +only be used when the machine is going to be stopped. +</p> + <h3> <tt>s6-rc change</tt> control </h3> <ul> |