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[Ken Schneider <suse-list3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James Knott pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> Jerry Houston wrote:
> > Joe Sloan wrote:
> >   
> > > My first reaction on seeing advice to reboot is to think "what idiot
> > > wrote this" but I will for the time being withhold judgement until I can
> > > find a copy of that and read the context. If my first impression is
> > > correct though, it wouldn't be the first time some well meaning writer
> > > from a microsoft background recommended a completely unnecessary reboot
> > > on a linux system, supposedly to cause some trivial configuration change
> > > take effect.
> > >
> > >   
> > >     
> > I understand what you're saying.  I'm too new at Linux to debate the
> > issue, but I don't know of a Windows system that requires a reboot after
> > creating a scheduled task, either, so it would be hard to place the
> > blame there.  It could just be a misunderstanding, but the author(s)
> > seem to know Linux well, judging from the rest of the book.
> >
> > The exact quote on that page, following the section on setting up an
> > automated backup, is:
> >
> >     "You'll need to reboot your system for the new scheduling to take
> > effect."
> >   
> About the only thing in Linux that requires a reboot is a kernel
> update.  However, some configuration changes may require restarting some
> service.

Kernel boot parameter changes also need a reboot AFAIR.

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Ken Schneider
SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998
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