I tried to add httpd to started with chkconfig:
root@2 init.d]# chkconfig --add httpd

But it still says off for all run levels:
[root@2 init.d]# chkconfig --list |grep httpd
httpd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff

And httpd is a valid service:
[root@2 init.d]# service httpd
Usage: httpd {start|stop|restart|condrestart|reload|status|fullstatus|graceful|help|configtest}

Any ideas why 3: is not saying on?

TIA

chkconfig httpd on

then:

chkconfig --list httpd

Good luck and Merry X-mas!

To change on/off use the --level option instead of --add. The -add option only uses the runlevel default values from the init script.

To turn http on in runlevel 3:
chkconfig --level 3 httpd on

see man chkconfig pages for more details.

Thanks that worked.

Do you know why --add wouldn't have worked? From the man page it looks like it should.

--add name

This option adds a new service for management by chkconfig. When a new service is added, chkconfig ensures that
the service has either a start or a kill entry in every runlevel. If any runlevel is missing such an entry, chk-
config creates the appropriate entry as specified by the default values in the init script. Note that default
entries in LSB-delimited âINIT INFOâ sections take precedence over the default runlevels in the initscript.

chkconfig --add service, only adds the service to be able to manage it, but it doesnt add it to runlevels, for that you need to run like chkconfig httpd on or other ways like the other guy wrong. I am using usually chkconfig httpd on, coz its simple, but u can do it differently.

It depends on your /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd init script file.
Example:
The --add option uses this line: "chkconfig: 345 85 15". 345 are the run levels. Post the line from your init script. Once the service is added use --level to change run levels.

The "--add" just adds (it's conveniently named ) the service into the "chkconfig" database. You manage the run levels with "--level" as stated above.

-C