[vbox-dev] Linux, systemd and symbolic links

[Michael Thayer]

Hello Gianfranco,

On 09.11.2015 11:01, Gianfranco Costamagna wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> think that on systems running systemd, /sbin/init (if it exists at all)
>> is always a symbolic link with "systemd" in the target.  Would you be
>> able to give me feedback for any Linux systems you have readily
>> available running systemd if this is indeed the case, and if so what the
>> link target is?  Obviously no need to give identical feedback to what
>> someone else has already given (for example, on my Ubuntu 15.10 host,
>> "/sbin/init" points to "/lib/systemd/systemd": I don't need any more
>> feedback for Ubuntu 15.10 unless you find that it is different on your
>> system).
>
>
> this is true for Debian and Ubuntu in general (systemd enabled)
>
> not for older Ubuntu/Debian without systemd
>
> ubuntu trusty
>
> ls -l /sbin/init
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 265848 Jul 18  2014 /sbin/init
>
>
> (I know this is the kind of answer you will consider useless, because ubuntu 15.10 is
> really similar to Debian in this behaviour)

Thank you, in doubt I prefer too much feedback over too little!  So far 
the feedback is good.

Regards,

Michael

> just my .02$
>
> G.
>

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