It appears that you don't understand what xinetd is/does. http://aplawrence.com/Basics/xinetd.html Personally, I run vsftpd, which does not use xinetd at all. In fact, I've removed xinetd from most of my servers. -- -Eric 'shubes' keith smith wrote: > > I think I understand run levels. Why then was FTP started under > /etc/xinetd.d/ and to keep it from running I had the remove the startup > script from /etc/xinetd.d/ ? > > Wouldn't that make any service launched by /etc/xinetd.d/ as standalone? > > So if I wanted I could start FTP by associating it with a run level. > What is the difference. In other words why would it make a difference? > > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Thu, 6/24/10, Bryan O'Neal > //* wrote: > > > From: Bryan O'Neal > Subject: Re: Add/Remove/Start/Stop services on CentOS > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 8:01 PM > > Run levels indicate how the service should auto start. If you want > it to always listen no mater how you boot the machine (into which > run level) the you add it to all run levels. If you want to think of > it like this lower run levels are like safe mode in windows. > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 7:59 PM, keith smith > wrote: > > > I thought there was two way to launch a service or process. 1) > init.d associated with a run level or 2) s service that is > always listening. > > If I am wrong please point that out to me. > > Thanks! > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Thu, 6/24/10, Bryan O'Neal > //* wrote: > > > From: Bryan O'Neal > Subject: Re: Add/Remove/Start/Stop services on CentOS > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > > > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 7:27 PM > > > I am afraid I don't understand? > Do you mean you have a service script but you want to be > able to use the service command? > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 7:16 PM, keith smith > > wrote: > > > If I use chkconfig to register a service then that > service is associated with a run level. What if I do > not want the service to be associated with a run level, > but to be stand alone? > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Thu, 6/24/10, Bryan O'Neal > //* wrote: > > > From: Bryan O'Neal > > Subject: Re: Add/Remove/Start/Stop services on CentOS > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > > > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 6:53 PM > > > use chkconfig to register /etc/init.d as services > chkconfig --list > chkconfig --level [run levels] [service] [on/off] > ie. chkconfig --level 345 httpd on > > > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 6:45 PM, keith smith > > wrote: > > > > More questions so I can make sure I understand > what I did and why. Thank you for your help! > > > All services are standalone processes, that are > started via start up code found in /etc/xinetd.d/ > > > To add a standalone process put it's start up > code in /etc/xinetd.d/ > > > To remove a process from running at start-up or > to stop it all together remove it's start-up > code from /etc/xinetd.d/ > > > Then restart xinetd : /etc/init.d/xinetd restart > (if installed) > > > Other commands > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Stop xinetd: /etc/init.d/xinetd stop (if installed) > > Start xinetd /etc/init.d/xinetd start (if installed) > > Verify that xinetd is running : > /etc/init.d/xinetd status (if installed) > > See what services are running : /sbin/service > --status-all > > > To check Apache, which is running as a service, > issue : /sbin/service httpd status > > > Services are stand alone and run no matter what > run level the system is on? > > > What if xinetd is not installed? Such is the > case on my Fedora box. > > Thanks! > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your > mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss