Re: How to use 'chkconfig' ?

Josef Lowder wrote:
> The man page for 'chkconfig' states the following:
>
> "When chkconfig is run without any options, it displays usage information."
>
> But when I type 'chkconfig' on my Mandrake 8.1 system,
> nothing happens ... no response at all. 'slocate' tells me that
> 'chkconfig' does exist on my system in /sbin. So, I tried: /sbin/chkconfig
> and got the following response:
>
> chkconfig version 1.2.23 - Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Red Hat, Inc.
> This may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public License.
> usage: chkconfig --list [name]
> chkconfig --add <name>
> chkconfig --del <name>
> chkconfig [--level <levels>] <name> <on|off|reset>)
>
> How do I run 'chkconfig' (or something else) to obtain
> a display of usage information on my system?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------

It sounds to me like you are trying to run the command as a user, and not as
root. That would explain why the command isn't in your $PATH.

???

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