> I don't take a position in the systemd argument, > but you said that systemd fixes lots of problems. > It is perfectly reasonable to ask you to name one of these problems, > perhaps the one you think is most important. Compare any average sysv init script with a systemd unit file. The magnitude of gross bash required to do what systemd elegantly accomplishes with a mere few configuration directives in a more reliable way is enough for me. Personally, I think systemd is the single greatest accomplishment Linux has had in so long I can't recall. jlc