Re: Add/Remove/Start/Stop services on CentOS

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Author: Eric Shubert
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Add/Remove/Start/Stop services on CentOS
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 <
>     </mc/compose?to=>> 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"
>             <
>             </mc/compose?to=>>
>             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
>             <
>             <http://mc/compose?to=klsmith2020@yahoo.com>> 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"
>                     <
>                     <http://mc/compose?to=plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>>
>                     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
>                     <
>                     <http://mc/compose?to=klsmith2020@yahoo.com>> 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

>
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