Enabling/disabling boot services

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Wed Nov 9 13:54:20 UTC 2005


Dave S wrote:

> 'Forum Post wrote:
> 
>>i think you want to install bum using synaptic or apt-get
>>
> OK I know this seems drastic, but the following works for stubborn
> servicies ie in this case vms - something a service I dont want.
> 
> cd /etc/init.d
> mv evms _evms
> 
> dave
> 
> PS and its reversable with
> 
> mv _evms evms

It _is_ drastic.  Just remove /etc/rc2.d/...  Both Gnome & KDE have apps to
do it for you (ksysv on KDE, I don't know what it's called in Gnome).
-- 
derek





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