systemd-initctl.service systemd Developer Lennart Poettering lennart@poettering.net systemd-initctl.service 8 systemd-initctl.service systemd-initctl systemd /dev/initctl Compatibility systemd-initctl.service /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-initctl Description systemd-initctl is a system service that implements compatibility with the /dev/initctl FIFO file system object, as implemented by the SysV init system. systemd-initctl is automatically activated on request and terminates itself when it is unused. See Also systemd1