chkconfig vs. /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd -- what does each do best?

[Jim]

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try 'apachectl status' as root to see if apache is running

On Monday 16 September 2002 08:05, you wrote:
> Ok, so I just ran "./chkconfig httpd on" from /sbin. I then tried
> http://localhost/ and nada.
> If I were to use /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start
> I would be able to see my index.html, or whatever topped the default list.
> What did running "chkconfig httpd on" do and how can I do what I want which
> is actually start httpd and control whether or not it starts at boot?
>
> On Monday 16 September 2002 05:24 am, daz@undertaker.homeip.net wrote:
> > On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Mark Berkwitt wrote:
> > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd  seems to work well for me.  I can start, stop
> > > or find the status of apache at will.  I just can't set apache to start
> > > at boot.
> > >
> > > I ran
> > > # /sbin/chkconfig --add httpd
> > > then
> > > # /sbin/chkconfig --list httpd
> > > httpd	0:off	1:off	2:off	3:off	4:off	5:off	6:off
> > >
> > > What is this, and what function does it provide.
> > >
> > > What is chkconfig for and why should I use it?
> >
> > chkconfig helps you manage the processes started at boot.  'chkconfig
> > --add service' only adds that service to the services that *might* be
> > started at the different runlevels.  'chkconfig service on' actually sets
> > a particular service to start on the current runlevel.
> >
> >
> > David
> >
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Jim

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