Index: sysinit/initactions.sgml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/lsb/lsbspec/gLSB/sysinit/initactions.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 initactions.sgml
--- sysinit/initactions.sgml	12 Aug 2003 21:31:28 -0000	1.10
+++ sysinit/initactions.sgml	20 Aug 2003 15:42:31 -0000
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
 <PARA>
 If a service reloads its configuration automatically (as in the case
 of cron, for example), the reload option of the init file shall
-behave as if the configuration has been reloaded successfully.
+behave as if the configuration has been reloaded successfully. The restart,
+try-restart, reload and force-reload action may be atomic; i.e. if a service
+is known not be operational after a restart or reload, the script may return
+an error without any further action.
 </PARA>
 <PARA>
 These executable files shall not fail obscurely when the configuration