> PID 1 brings down the whole system when it crashes. This matters because systemd is complex.
The Linux kernel is much more complex and also brings down the whole system when it crashes.
> Attack Surface
Sysvinit runs shell scripts and has known race conditions. A system like that is not secure by design. It is as secure as it is because exploits were fixed one by one over the years.
The Linux kernel is much more complex and also brings down the whole system when it crashes.
> Attack Surface
Sysvinit runs shell scripts and has known race conditions. A system like that is not secure by design. It is as secure as it is because exploits were fixed one by one over the years.
> Reboot to Upgrade
You must also reboot to upgrade sysvinit.