Re: [Vserver] VServer reboot - timeout opening/writing control channel /dev/initctl

Oliver Paulus wrote:
>> As expected if you're not running an init (i.e. using the plain
>> initstyle). >You'll have to use reboot -f to invoke vshelper which
>> would reboot the guest.
>
>
> Can you explain that a little bit more in detail for me? How is it
> possible to
> use a simple reboot within vserver?

reboot alone won't work without an init, and by default guests don't
have one (see below). reboot -f just calls into the kernel and tells it
to reboot. This is caught by the patch and the kernel runs vshelper,
which does the rebooting/halting.

>> As expected if you're not running an init (i.e. using the plain
>> initstyle).
>
>
> I think vserver is running init on startup.

Only if you're using the plain initstyle, the default (sysv) just runs
the initscripts without going through init.

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Daniel Hokka Zakrisson
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