From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 19 15:16:59 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1258227B for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D772319A6 for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.15]) by ltcfislmsgpa02.fnfis.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r5JFGrOv007062 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:16:53 -0500 Received: from LTCFISWMSGMB21.FNFIS.com ([10.132.99.23]) by LTCFISWMSGHT04.FNFIS.com ([10.132.206.15]) with mapi id 14.02.0309.002; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:16:52 -0500 From: "Teske, Devin" To: Dan Nelson , takCoder Subject: RE: apply /etc/ttys changes on system Thread-Topic: apply /etc/ttys changes on system Thread-Index: AQHObK9ukqQ55f9gekuOtAPBLIXumZk9dEuA//+xZow= Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:51 +0000 Message-ID: <13CA24D6AB415D428143D44749F57D7201F971CF@ltcfiswmsgmb21> References: , <20130619145439.GA48188@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <20130619145439.GA48188@dan.emsphone.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.132.253.126] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.10.8794, 1.0.431, 0.0.0000 definitions=2013-06-19_05:2013-06-19,2013-06-19,1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:59 -0000 > ________________________________________ > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [owner-freebsd-questions@freebs= d.org] on behalf of Dan Nelson [dnelson@allantgroup.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:54 AM > To: takCoder > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: apply /etc/ttys changes on system >=20 > In the last episode (Jun 19), takCoder said: > > Is there any way to apply /etc/ttys changes on system, except for > > *restarting system* and *running kill -HUP 1* command ? > > > > Due some reasons, i need to change tc value of some of my ttys, > > periodically. I'm looking for a safer way than *kill -HUP 1* command. S= o, > > as this command is not a good one to be used often, any ideas are really > > appreciated. I couldn't find any other one so far.. >=20 > Why is "kill -HUP 1" unsafe? It's documented in init's manpage: >=20 > Line status (on, off, secure, getty, or window information) may be > changed in the ttys(5) file without a reboot by sending the signal > SIGHUP to init with the command ``kill -HUP 1''. On receipt of this > signal, init re-reads the ttys(5) file. >=20 Or "init q" --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.