[plug] Which services run at boot time

[David Griffiths]

>I would like to check which services run at boot time. My understanding
>so far (RH)
>
>/etc/rc.d/init.d contains the "programs" which run at boot. Control is
>then passed to the appropriate run level /etc/rc.d/rcX.d which contains
>things like K35smb etc. K stands for kill, S for start and "35" for some
>kind of sequence.
>
>I have tried looking in linuxconf for a list of services but it has
>eluded me.
>
>Problem is when I reboot the machine services like smb and dhcpd don't
>appear to start. I have to issue a /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/K35smb start etc.
>
>Help for the clueless please?
>
>Thanks


Mike,

try using chkconfig, it's arguably the simplest way of managing this stuff eg

   chkconfig --list [servicename]

will list all services and their runlevel status at boot time (not
necessarily current status) (or [servicename runlevel status]

   chkconfig nfs on

will set nfs on in it's default run levels.
If you want more control

   chkconfig --level 35 smb on

will set up the correct K and S links for runlevels 3 and 5.
Note that this doesn't actually start smb.

There are gui's around to do this too, eg ntsysv, one in control-panel,
linuxconf too I think.

cheers

Dave.



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