Fix example recovery service to have restart=false

davmac314 · Oct 22, 2024 · fab0a87 · fab0a87
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diff --git a/doc/linux/DINIT-AS-INIT.md b/doc/linux/DINIT-AS-INIT.md
@@ -292,9 +292,11 @@ end, we have:
 There are two additional services, which are not depended on by any other service, and so do
 not normally start at all:
 
-- `recovery` - this service is started by Dinit if boot fails (and if the user when prompted
+- `recovery` - this service is started by Dinit if boot fails (and if the user, when prompted,
   then chooses the recovery option). It prompts for the root password and then provides a
-  shell.
+  shell. It has `restart = false` because once the administrator has finished repairing the system
+  configuration, they will exit the recovery shell, and at that point they should be offered the
+  various boot failure options (reboot etc) again.
 - `single` - this is a "single user mode" startup service which simply runs a shell. An
   unprivileged user cannot normally start this; doing so requires putting "single" on the
   kernel command line. When the shell exits, the `chain-to` setting will cause normal

diff --git a/doc/linux/services/recovery b/doc/linux/services/recovery
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 type = process
 command = /sbin/sulogin
 options = runs-on-console
+restart = false