Your observation is accurate.  I have not read about it yet.  ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Fri, 6/25/10, Eric Shubert wrote: From: Eric Shubert Subject: Re: Add/Remove/Start/Stop services on CentOS To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Friday, June 25, 2010, 12:13 PM 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