[WBEL-users] startup control

[Graham Purcocks]

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So now I've learned.

So the answer is -

use

redhat-config-services

which have been the prefered tools since RH9

locate redhat-config

and see the plethora of other useful tools.

Hope this helps.

Thanks Tres for the history lesson :)

Graham

Tres Seaver wrote:
> Graham Purcocks wrote:
> 
>> I've always used chkconfig myself. I've use RedHat for years and never 
>> heard of ntsysv. but you live and learn.
> 
> 
> 'ntsysv' was a console GUI application, similar to the X-based 
> 'redhat-config-services' GUI.
> 
>> Jim Kunkel wrote:
>>
>>> In RedHat distros that I have used, processes that start at boot time 
>>> are enabled/disabled by a utility, "ntsysv"
>>>  
>>> What is the corresponding utility in WBEL?
> 
> 
> # uname -a
> Linux xyz.example.com 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL #1 Wed Aug 4 13:47:17 EDT 2004 
> i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
> [root@xyz root]# rpm -qi ntsysv
> Name        : ntsysv                       Relocations: (not relocatable)
> Version     : 1.3.11                            Vendor: whiteboxlinux.org
> Release     : 0.3                           Build Date: Tue 14 Sep 2004 
> 02:33:39 PM EDT
> Install Date: Mon 20 Sep 2004 06:06:40 AM EDT      Build Host: 
> bob.whiteboxlinux.org
> Group       : System Environment/Base       Source RPM: 
> chkconfig-1.3.11-0.3.src.rpm
> Size        : 19737                            License: GPL
> Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 16 Sep 2004 08:15:06 PM EDT, Key ID 
> ae52a76d73307de6Summary     : A tool to set the stop/start of system 
> services in a runlevel.
> Description :
> Ntsysv provides a simple interface for setting which system services
> are started or stopped in various runlevels (instead of directly
> manipulating the numerous symbolic links in /etc/rc.d). Unless you
> specify a runlevel or runlevels on the command line (see the man
> page), ntsysv configures the current runlevel (5 if you're using X).
> 
> 
> Try 'yum install ntsysv'.
> 
> Tres.

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