What daemons i stop to boot faster?

h1tman · 07-22-2003, 07:59 AM

how do i stop sendmail and what other daemons dont need if im not running a server.

jpbarto · 07-22-2003, 08:33 AM

edit the startup scripts. They should be located in /etc/rc.d/init.d

Mathieu · 07-22-2003, 09:42 AM

Which Linux distribution are you using?

Most of them have a GUI tool for service management and/or configuration.

At the command line, you can use chkconfig.

Code:

chkconfig --level <levels> <service_name> <on|off>

Type chkconfig --list to see a complete list of all services and runlevels.

Poetics · 07-23-2003, 12:43 AM

As jpbarto, I generally just "chmod -x" the scripts I don't need (sendmail, et cetera). No editing necessary, and the scripts are still there in case I want them in the future

born4linux · 07-23-2003, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by h1tman
how do i stop sendmail and what other daemons dont need if im not running a server.

depends on the disto you are using. in my redhat test pc, i usually disable these services at startup:

rhnsd
autofs
kudzu

via chkconfig --level 12345 <service> off.

again, this would be different to other disto.

Warchief · 07-23-2003, 03:43 AM

such as sendmail or kudzu.you can use "setup" to config your service and turn down what you don't need.

jpbarto · 07-23-2003, 08:54 AM

or you could install webmin which looks like a great way for newbs to get started taking control of their box. Although nothing beats learning to edit the files by hand. (it takes some work but then no matter what distro / system you're on you know what is doing what and how to take control, instead of relying on tools or utils to do the work for you).

h1tman · 07-23-2003, 01:14 PM

sorry for not replying in a while. im running slackware. i edited out alot of the services from rc.d. but its still not where it should or where i heard it can be. i heard booting like 15 seconds and shit. im at like 20.

Proud · 07-23-2003, 01:33 PM

5 seconds could easily just be due to hardware differences, or some vital deamon you are running, or filesystem. Any number of things.

h1tman · 07-23-2003, 11:11 PM

imma boot an tell you whats the thing taking most time