In most modern operating systems, init (as in “initialization”) is the program launched by the kernel at boot time. It runs as a daemon and typically has PID 1. Init is responsible for spawning all other processes and scavenging zombies. It is also responsible for reboot and shutdown operations. This document describes existing solutions that implement the init process and/or init scripts in Un...

The paper describes how to allow a customized automated installation of Linux. This is possible via CDRom, network or tape, using a special boot disk that describes the system that should be set up and either standard SuSE Linux CDs, customized install CDs, an appropriately configured installation server, or a tape backup of an existing machine. A control file on the boot disk and additional (o...

Cold boot attacks target memory remanence effects in hardware to secret key material. Such attacks were first explored in the scientific literature by Halderman et al. (USENIX Security Symposium 2008) and, since then, different attacks have been developed against a range of asymmetric key and symmetric key algorithms. Such attacks in general receive as input a noisy version of the secret key as...

increasingly put more than one OSes into their computers and devices like mobile phones. Multi-boot and virtualization are two common technologies for this purpose. In this paper we promote a new approach called OS switching. With OS switching, multiple OSes time-share the same computer cooperatively. A typical implementation can reuse an OS's suspend/resume functionality with little modificati...

The objective of this study was to determine in healthy individuals whether the Bledsoe Diabetic Conformer Boot reduces plantar pressures as well as a fiberglass total contact cast. Eighteen normal subjects, without any prior foot or ankle problems, were recruited for this study. Plantar pressures were measured using the Novel Pedar in-shoe pressure measurement system. The results of this study...

BACKGROUND Most ice figure skaters train and compete with ongoing issues in the lower extremities, which are often overlooked by the skaters and considered injuries only when they prevent the athletes from skating. Although not severe, these conditions impair the quality of daily training and compromise the skaters' state of mind and performances. PURPOSE (1) To determine the point prevalence...

Purpose: This study investigated mediating effects of flexibility in the relationship between job stress, sleep quality, and mental well-being psychiatric hospital workers.Methods: Data were collected from 210 subjects recruited online February 25-March 24, 2022, hierarchical regression analysis was conducted using SPSS program 25.0 version.Results: Regarding workers, findings showed statistica...