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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2013-01-22 23:16:23 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2014-09-13 20:15:58 -0700
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namespaces.7: When a PID namespace terminates, the other processes get SIGKILL
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@@ -331,7 +331,9 @@ to this process rather than
.BR init (1).
If the "init" process of a PID namespace terminates,
-the kernel terminates all of the processes in the namespace.
+the kernel terminates all of the processes in the namespace via a
+.BR SIGKILL
+signal.
This behavior reflects the fact that the "init" process
is essential for the correct operation of a PID namespace.
In this case, a subsequent