start proceses

spank · 08-31-2003, 03:39 PM

When Linux boots it starts some services. How do I stop them from starting ?

david_ross · 08-31-2003, 03:45 PM

take a look at chkconfig or ntsysv. ntsysv is graphical or chkconfig is command line. To see enabled disabled services:
chkconfig --list

To turn a service eg "httpd" on:
chkconfig --level 345 httpd on

To turn a service eg "httpd" off in runlevel 5 only:
chkconfig --level 5 httpd off

Skyline · 08-31-2003, 07:59 PM

...........or you could always move your chosen S symlinks from the relevant /etc/rc.d subdirectory ( /etc/rc.d/rc5.d for run-level 5 ) -

Simply create a new directory first which will hold the moved symlinks.

su to root in a shell - then

mkdir /etc/stoped_services

then (for example)

mv /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S20random /etc/stoped_services

On reboot your random number generator wont start up because there is nothing pointing to the actuall service in /etc/rc.d/init.d from /etc/rc.d/rc5.d because youve moved the symlink.