Disabling rc Services (specifically mysqld)?

DreameR-X · 05-31-2005, 04:22 PM

I searched and all I found were people telling users to edit their /etc/inetd.conf file...but mysqld isn't in there. How do I just stop the service (I'm not exactly sure what its use is yet, so I figured I'd just disable it since it keeps starting and stopping within 5 seconds after bootup). I'm running the 2.6.11.11 kernel, Dropline-Gnome 2.10.1, and Slackware Current (~10.1). Thanks ahead!
-Galen

DreameR-X · 05-31-2005, 04:28 PM

Nevermind (sorry guys!).

chmod -x /etc/rc.d/filename

and in my case filename=rc.mysqld

I found this on SHILO's Slackware site: http://shilo.is-a-geek.com/slack/tweak.html

Cheers,
Galen

fortezza · 06-06-2005, 08:14 PM

You can use "chkconfig" to enable/disable services to that the computer does not even try to start them. With "chmod -x" it will still try to start them but fail, which could result in uncessary system log entries. Some examples:
"chkconfig --list" - list all of the services and what runtime level(s) they are enabled in
"chkconfig <service name> off" - disable the service in all runtime levels.

Enjoy!

DreameR-X · 06-06-2005, 08:18 PM

Awesome! Thanks Fortezza.

Cheers,
Galen

btmiller · 06-06-2005, 09:09 PM

The trouble is that Slackware doesn't use chkconfig. With Slackware, chmod -x is actually the correct way to disable a service from starting on boot. Slack tries to make its startup scripts look as close to the BSD model as possible, henct no chkconfig or SysV init stuff.