From e4c12314b1caf83a9fc249f15feb17e3b5dd2e5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Nilsson Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 21:00:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc/config.md: Mention /etc/finit.d/available/ and initctl enable Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson --- doc/config.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/config.md b/doc/config.md index 4f644d27..04487bc7 100644 --- a/doc/config.md +++ b/doc/config.md @@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ a restart of any service you can simply touch its corresponding `.conf` file in `/etc/finit.d` and call `initctl reload`. Finit handle any and all conditions and dependencies between services automatically. +It is also possible to drop `.conf` files in `/etc/finit.d/available/` +and use `initctl enable` to enable a service `.conf` file. This may be +useful in particular to Linux distributions that may want to install all +files for a package and let the user decide when to enable a service. + On `initctl reload` the following is checked for all services: - If a service's `.conf` file has been removed, or its conditions are no