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Re: Strange message during boot

From Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Strange message during boot
Date 2018-01-11 16:40 +0100
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On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:27:33AM -0500, The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2018-01-11 at 10:23, Brian wrote:
> 
> > On Thu 11 Jan 2018 at 09:45:35 -0500, The Wanderer wrote:
> > 
> >> What init system are you running?
> >> 
> >> Usually, this can be determined by 'dlocate /sbin/init', but I can't
> >> guarantee that that will hold for all systems.
> > 
> > Guaranteed: 'cat /proc/1/comm'.
> 
> On my system:
> 
> $ dlocate /sbin/init
> sysvinit-core: /sbin/init
> $ cat /proc/1/comm
> init
> 
> So the former command produces recognizably useful information, whereas
> the latter does not.
> 
> I can't be sure what the latter command would output on a different
> system, not having tested it - but since AFAIK the standard practice is
> to launch the init system via /sbin/init (symlinked to something else if
> necessary) regardless, I would expect the command to be 'init' in all
> cases.

wooledg:~$ ls -l /sbin/init
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jul  5  2017 /sbin/init -> /lib/systemd/systemd
wooledg:~$ cat /proc/1/comm
systemd

P.S. "ls -l /sbin/init" is the command we usually give to people in
#debian when they ask similar questions.

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Strange message during boot Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-10 15:30 +0100
  Re: Strange message during boot David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 16:00 +0100
  Re: Strange message during boot Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2018-01-10 16:40 +0100
  Re: Strange message during boot Jeroen Mathon <jeroenmathonmac@gmail.com> - 2018-01-11 09:40 +0100
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        Re: Strange message during boot Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-11 15:40 +0100
          Re: Strange message during boot The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-01-11 15:50 +0100
            Re: Strange message during boot Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-11 16:30 +0100
              Re: Strange message during boot The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-01-11 16:30 +0100
                Re: Strange message during boot Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-01-11 16:40 +0100
                Re: Strange message during boot The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-01-11 16:50 +0100
                Re: Strange message during boot Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2018-01-11 18:40 +0100
            Re: Strange message during boot Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-13 11:50 +0100
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  Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-01-11 18:20 +0100
    Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-11 18:40 +0100
      Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-01-11 18:40 +0100
        Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-11 18:50 +0100
          Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-01-12 14:00 +0100
        Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-12 17:10 +0100
      Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-11 19:50 +0100
        Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-11 20:30 +0100
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  [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-11 18:20 +0100
    Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-11 18:30 +0100
      Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-12 17:10 +0100
    Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-11 20:50 +0100
      Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-12 13:30 +0100
        Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-12 16:30 +0100
          Re: [Diagnostic Summary] Re: Strange message during boot Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-12 17:30 +0100
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