Fix #247: fall back to reboot -f in sulogin mode

When logged in from sulogin we cannot send IPC to Finit, not even
signals, to delegate reboot.  For usability, attempt to tell reboot that
it's in sulogin mode -- provided the bundled sulogin is used -- to let
reboot trigger over to forced reboot.

We cannot do much about initctl, just document this as a limitation.

Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
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Joachim Wiberg committed 2022-04-25 21:44:33 +02:00
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@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ enabled. The default Finit rescue mode configuration is installed into
By default the a root shell, without login, is started.
> **Note:** in this mode `initctl` will not work. Use the `-f` flag to
> force `reboot`, `shutdown`, or `poweroff`.
Debugging
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@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ The `bool` setting is one of `on, off, true false, 1, 0`.
you will be given a root login to a maintenance shell. However, if
`sulogin` is missing, the file `/lib/finit/rescue.conf` is read and
the system booted in a limited fallback mode. See [config.md][]
for more information.
for more information.
**Note:** in this mode `initctl` will not work. Correct the problem
and use `reboot -f` to force reboot.
* `single`, or `S`: Single user mode, runlevel 1, in Finit. Useful to
debug problems with the regular runlevel. All services and TTYs in
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@@ -645,6 +645,9 @@ activate it.
The rescue mode comes in two flavors; *traditional* and *fallback*.
> **Note:** in this mode `initctl` will not work. Use the `-f` flag to
> force `reboot`, `shutdown`, or `poweroff`.
### Traditional