[[HomePage]] > [[ComponentHowTo Components and HowTos]] > [[BootIndex Booting]] ====Init==== ~Init is the first process started during booting, and is typically assigned PID number 1. It is started by the kernel using a hard-coded filename, and if the kernel is unable to start it, a kernel panic will result. Init continues running until the system is shut down. ==Related Webpages== ~[[wikiPedia:Init process]] ---- ==Categories== ~[[CategoryInstallation]]