Patches from Martin Schulze <joey@infodeom.org>

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Michael Kerrisk 2004-11-03 15:32:55 +00:00
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.\" typo corrected, aeb, 950825
.\" added layout change from joey, 960722
.\" changed prototype, documented 0xffffffff, aeb, 030101
.\" Modified 2004-11-03 patch from Martin Schulze <joey@infodeom.org>
.\"
.TH PERSONALITY 2 2003-01-01 "Linux 2.0" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
personality \- set the process execution domain
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BI "long personality(unsigned long " persona );
.B #include <sys/personality.h>
.sp
.BI "int personality(unsigned long " persona );
.SH DESCRIPTION
Linux supports different execution domains, or personalities, for each
process. Among other things, execution domains tell Linux how to map
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.TP
.B EINVAL
The kernel was unable to change the personality.
.PP
.SH FILES
.I /usr/include/linux/personality.h
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
.B personality
is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable.

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.\" OS/Machine (DOS/PC, Linux/PC, Solaris/SPARC, CMS/S390)
.\" - kernel and init(8) is applicable to almost any Unix/Linux
.\" - boot scripts are applicable to SYSV-R4 based Unix/Linux
.\"
.\" Modified 2004-11-03 patch from Martin Schulze <joey@infodeom.org>
.\"
.TH BOOT 7 2002-06-07 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH "NAME"
.LP
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in most versions of Linux).
Each of these scripts accepts as a single argument
the word 'start' \-\- causing it to start the service, or the word
'stop' \-\- causing it to stop the service. The script may optionally
\&'stop' \-\- causing it to stop the service. The script may optionally
accept other "convenience" parameters (e.g: 'restart', to stop and then
start, 'status' do display the service status). Running the script
without parameters displays the possible arguments.