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[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:53:26 -0500, Grant Taylor wrote:

> On 4/21/24 21:37, Dan Cross wrote:
>
>> I'll concede that modern Unix systems (including Linux systems), that
>> work in terms of services, need a robust service management subsystem.
> 
> For the sake of discussion, please explain why traditional SysV init
> scripts aren't a service management subsystem / facility / etc.

You forgot the key word: “robust”.

> What the SysV init system didn't do is manage dependencies.

They also cannot manage service shutdown reliably. systemd can manage that 
because it tracks the service processes by using “cgroups” to group them.