Adding a program to a certain run-level

mmaheshwary · 05-23-2006, 01:31 PM

Hi,

I want to add a program to a certain run-level in Linux, but I am unsure how to go about it. Do I simply add a softlink to the rc#.d directory? Also, does the machine need to be restarted?

Thanks.

M.

reddazz · 05-23-2006, 01:38 PM

What distro are you using?

mmaheshwary · 05-23-2006, 02:19 PM

Suse 9.3.

M.

spirit receiver · 05-23-2006, 02:21 PM

Then you can easily use YaST: System->Runlevel-Editor

mmaheshwary · 05-24-2006, 12:14 AM

Okay, thanks, I will try that. Before I mess with the machine, will the machine need to be restarted?

Thanks.

M.

spirit receiver · 05-24-2006, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmaheshwary

will the machine need to be restarted?

Probably not. You can usually start/stop/query a service ("network", say) as root using "rcnetwork restart/stop/status" from the console, and YaST will do that automatically after you made any changes.