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systemd-initctl

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/dev/initctl compatibility

Administration and privileged commandssystemd 257.13-1~deb13u1also documents systemd-initctl.service, systemd-initctl.socket
systemd-initctl.service systemd-initctl.socket /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-initctl

DESCRIPTION

systemd-initctl is a system service that implements compatibility with the /dev/initctl FIFO file system object, as implemented by the SysV init system. systemd-initctl is automatically activated on request and terminates itself when it is unused.

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