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Date:      Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:06:06 +1300 (NZDT)
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
To:        robert <robert@mhi-tx.com>
Cc:        freebsd list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: re read the host file and ttys
Message-ID:  <Pine.SCO.3.96.990202090435.9343C-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <36B21EF5.E1533107@mhi-tx.com>

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On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, robert wrote:

> hello,
> I am wondering how I can make my machine re read the
> /etc/hosts,hosts.equiv,hosts.lpd, and /etc/ttys files without restarting
> the whole thing.
> I have tried kill -1 1(killing init) but that isn't it??
> any clues would be greatly appreciated.

/etc/hosts and hosts.equiv are reread automatically.

/etc/ttys require a kill -HUP 1

dunno about hosts.lpd (although I suspect lpd rereads that
automatically as well).

Jonathan Chen
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