re-reading a config file

[Russell Starr]

Another good one is to use the pidof command.

kill -HUP `pidof inetd`

-Russ

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Rusty wrote:

> Isn't there some way to get a service to re-read its configuration file
> OTHER than stopping and restarting the service? I seem to remember that
> being a possibility, but can't remember the command(s) that work. (I
> know this isn't a lot of information, but I was having a discussion
> with a friend, had some memory of this being possible, but can't
> remember any details.) TIA for any help.
>
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