<command>kill</command>, choose the
mode how to kill the selected
processes. Must be one of
- <option>control-group</option>,
- <option>process-group</option> or
+ <option>control-group</option> or
<option>process</option> to select
whether to kill the entire control
- group, the process group or only the
- selected process itself. If omitted
- defaults to
+ group or only the selected process
+ itself. If omitted defaults to
<option>control-group</option> if
<option>--kill-who=all</option> is
set, or <option>process</option>
<listitem><para>Restart one or more
units specified on the command
- line. If the units are not running yet
- the operation will
- fail. Note that for compatibility
+ line if the units are running. Do
+ nothing if units are not running.
+ Note that for compatibility
with Red Hat init scripts
<command>condrestart</command> is
equivalent to this command.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Reload one or more
units if they support it. If not,
- restart them instead. If the units
- are not running yet the operation
- will fail. Note that for
- compatibility with SysV init scripts
+ restart them instead. Do nothing if
+ the units are not running. Note that
+ for compatibility with SysV init
+ scripts
<command>force-reload</command> is
- equivalent to this command.</para></listitem>
+ equivalent to this
+ command.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>isolate [NAME]</command></term>