slackware commands (stopping samba from starting automatically, etc)

fyr3 · 06-24-2007, 03:20 PM

Hey all, im all up and running with slack on my ibook but im not sure about a couple of commands. the things in /etc/rc.d how to i stop/restart and disable them from starting. I need to restart my alsa and i have no idea how. Also, is there any way to get a color coded terminal window as far as which files are what types.. like folders a diff color and programs like alsa diff as well. Thanks!

fyr3 · 06-24-2007, 03:45 PM

ok ok, i figured out how to make the ls output color, but is there any way for the default shell to do it?

randomsel · 06-24-2007, 03:56 PM

check out .bashrc for bash, don't know about the other shells, but there should be similar stuff...

H_TeXMeX_H · 06-24-2007, 04:41 PM

For stuff in '/etc/rc.d' just call them with start, stop, or restart.

say

Code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart

To stop them from being loaded, make them not executable:

Code:

chmod a-x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups

Prostetnic_Jeltz · 06-24-2007, 04:53 PM

to stop samba from starting, you could comment out the corresponding lines in /etc/rc.d/rc.M or, make the file "rc.samba" non-executable with chmod

to start/stop, you'll have to check the individual rc script. for instance if you read rc.httpd, you'll see a "case" clause that shows that it can be issued with "start" "stop" "restart" -- just run the script name followed by the option you want. rc.udev has a few more options, like "reload" "force-reload" etc.

gilead · 06-24-2007, 05:09 PM

If you have coreutils installed you can modify /etc/profile.d/coreutils-dircolors.sh for colour display in the bash shell. The default setting is auto (colorizes output to ttys, but not pipes), but you can change it to always.

MS3FGX · 06-24-2007, 08:21 PM

Quote:

to start/stop, you'll have to check the individual rc script. for instance if you read rc.httpd, you'll see a "case" clause that shows that it can be issued with "start" "stop" "restart" -- just run the script name followed by the option you want. rc.udev has a few more options, like "reload" "force-reload" etc.

If you simply call the script without any arguments, it will print out the available switches, which is a bit easier than actually having to read through it. For example:

Code:

tj@T-Bird:~$ /etc/rc.d/rc.udev 
Usage: /etc/rc.d/rc.udev {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}