chkconfig vs. /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd -- what does each do best?

[Mark Berkwitt]

Ok, so I just ran "./chkconfig httpd on" from /sbin. I then tried 
http://localhost/ and nada. 
If I were to use /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start 
I would be able to see my index.html, or whatever topped the default list.
What did running "chkconfig httpd on" do and how can I do what I want which is 
actually start httpd and control whether or not it starts at boot?

On Monday 16 September 2002 05:24 am, daz@undertaker.homeip.net wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Mark Berkwitt wrote:
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd  seems to work well for me.  I can start, stop or
> > find the status of apache at will.  I just can't set apache to start at
> > boot.
> >
> > I ran
> > # /sbin/chkconfig --add httpd
> > then
> > # /sbin/chkconfig --list httpd
> > httpd	0:off	1:off	2:off	3:off	4:off	5:off	6:off
> >
> > What is this, and what function does it provide.
> >
> > What is chkconfig for and why should I use it?
>
> chkconfig helps you manage the processes started at boot.  'chkconfig
> --add service' only adds that service to the services that *might* be
> started at the different runlevels.  'chkconfig service on' actually sets
> a particular service to start on the current runlevel.
>
>
> David
>
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