Bug 69138 – Init.d scripts: [force-]reload not consistend

Bug 69138 - Init.d scripts: [force-]reload not consistend

Summary:	Init.d scripts: [force-]reload not consistend

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	basesystem (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.3
Hardware:	All Linux

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Assigned To:	Bill Nottingham
QA Contact:	Mike McLean
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Reported:	2002-07-18 03:44 EDT by Tobias Burnus
Modified:	2014-03-16 22:29 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2003-02-19 12:49:07 EST
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Description Tobias Burnus 2002-07-18 03:44:02 EDT

Description of Problem:
 It is not clear what happens if one uses "force-reload" or "reload" when
 the daemon is not running. Basically two things happen: (a) the service
 is started and (b) nothing happens.
 Please try to be consistend and to try to find a common opinion with the
 Linux Standard Base. See gLSB-Bug
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=568246&group_id=1107&atid=101107

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2003-02-19 12:49:07 EST

At this point, this isn't somethign we'll change in house.

Comment 2 Tobias Burnus 2004-04-16 05:26:30 EDT

Current gLSB 2.0-pre version:
http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/book/LSB-generic/LSB-generic/iniscrptact.html

reload - cause the configuration of the service to be reloaded without
   actually stopping and restarting the service
force-reload - cause the configuration to be reloaded if the service
   supports this, otherwise restart the service if it is running

The "if it is running" makes clear that [force-]reload should not
start a service which is not running.

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