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8 Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering
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24 <refentry id="systemd-initctl.service">
27 <title>systemd-initctl.service</title>
28 <productname>systemd</productname>
32 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
33 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
34 <surname>Poettering</surname>
35 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
41 <refentrytitle>systemd-initctl.service</refentrytitle>
42 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
46 <refname>systemd-initctl.service</refname>
47 <refname>systemd-initctl.socket</refname>
48 <refname>systemd-initctl</refname>
49 <refpurpose>/dev/initctl compatibility</refpurpose>
53 <para><filename>systemd-initctl.service</filename></para>
54 <para><filename>systemd-initctl.socket</filename></para>
55 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-initctl</filename></para>
59 <title>Description</title>
61 <para><filename>systemd-initctl</filename> is a system service
62 that implements compatibility with the
63 <filename>/dev/initctl</filename> FIFO file system object, as
64 implemented by the SysV init system.
65 <filename>systemd-initctl</filename> is automatically activated on
66 request and terminates itself when it is unused.</para>
70 <title>See Also</title>
72 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>