inittab

[gigiz]

Hallo ,
i need to add a entry in the inittab .

what is the command for reload (refresh) the modified inittab and applied it?

Thanks a lot

[Ivan Krastev]

Use "init q"

regards,
ivan

[Rasheed Tamton · Accepted solution]

Hello,

man 1m init

For an instantaneous response, the
init Q
or
init q
command can wake init to re-examine the inittab file.

Regards,
Rasheed Tamton.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Indeed, the answer is "init q" but are you sure that you have asked the right question? You might find that it is more appropriate to create an rc'ed command than it is to put a command in inittab. It's one of those, "it depends" situations. Of course, if you are inserting a getty or similar command then inittab is certainly appropriate but if you are needing to run a command automatically on bootup then rc is almost always more appropriate.

[gigiz]

thanks