The “initctl” command is used to update Upstart init daemon in Linux. Upstart is a replacement of old SysV init system.
- About initctl : init daemon control tool
- It comes from “upstart-0.6.5” package.
- Path: /sbin/initctl
Examples:
1. To start the job/service
| # initctl start JOB |
2. To stop a job/service
| # initctl stop JOB |
3. To restart a job/service
| # initctl restart JOB |
4. To reload a job/service
| # initctl reload JOB |
5. To get the status of a service/job
| # initctl status JOB |
6. To list all the initctl controlled services/jobs
| # initctl list |
7. To reload the configuration file
| # initctl reload-configuration JOB |
8. To get the version of the init daemon
| # initctl version |
9. To set the log priority
| # initctl debug # initctl info # initctl message # initctl warn # initctl error # initctl fatal |
Related Commands: init, telinit, shutdown
