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Ben Gras 2006-11-06 18:02:22 +00:00
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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ service \- Start or stop an operating system server or device driver.
Tells the reincarnation server to start or stop a system service, such as a
server or device driver. The device driver will be automatically restarted when
it unexpectedly exits, e.g., if it is killed because of a bad pointer.
Starting requires an absoluate path to the binary to be executed.
Starting requires an absolute path to the binary to be executed.
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When an optional period is specified, the reincarnation server sends a status request to the system service after every period. If there the response does not arrive in time, the reincarnation server will kill the misbehaving process and restart a new one. The period must be specified in ticks, but can be appended with HZ to make it seconds.
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