Purpose of init.scope

Demi Marie Obenour <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:13:54 -0400
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From: Demi Marie Obenour <[email protected]>
Subject: Purpose of init.scope
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What is the purpose of having PID 1 in init.scope?  Is it functionally
necessary, or is it solely for consistency with when systemd is
running in a container or as a user service manager?
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Sincerely,
Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)


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