handling services without linuxconf

[Eric]

> Well, first a VERY quick explanation of how those services get started.


Thx Rusty.  Secretly deep down I have always wanted to know how to
manipulate my services this way, rather than using wimpy interfaces such as
Linuxconf.  Your email is pretty helpful.  Maybe you or someone could
explain briefly the practical difference between inetd and xinetd for some
of us who may not know.  I have RH 7.1 which uses xinetd and its been
somewhat of a mystery to me.

>
> Services get started either via (x)inetd or by script files in
> a special directory tree in /etc/rc.d (assuming sysV (I think)
> style init).  In rc.d you will find multiple directories, such
> as init.d and rc1.d, rc2.d, rc3.d, etc.  When ENTERING runlevel
> <n>, all scripts that start with 'S' in rc<n>.d are executed,
> in directory sort order.  When LEAVING runlevel <n>, all scripts
> that start with 'K' in rc<n>.d are executed.
>
> Notice that all those scripts in rc<x>.d are softlinks to the
> actual scripts over in init.d.
>
> There are 2 ways to disable services started from rc<x>.d -
>
> 	1 - rename the script to something besides 'S....'
> 	2 - delete the script entirely
>
> I prefer option 1.
>
> For things in (x)inetd, see the man page and comment out
> or disable the services you don't want.
>
> rc
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