service script/utility

[Alexander Skwar]

OOzy Pal wrote:
> On 7/5/06, Alexander Skwar <listen at alexander.skwar.name> wrote:
>> OOzy Pal wrote:
>> > I used to use "service" script/utility when I was running Mandiriva like
>> >
>> > $ service smb status
>> >
>> > I could not find this script/utility in Kubuntu
>> >
>> > How can I find it and how can I check the status of Samba?
>>
>> You call the startup script directly, instead of using a wrapper,
>> which will call the startup script "for you".
>>
>> IOW: "server smb status" is the same as "/etc/init.d/smb status" (I
>> don't know if /etc/init.d/smb supports a "status" option, though.
>> You'll find out *G*).

> There is no /etc/init.d/smb

Oh. In this case, "service status smb" wouldn't have worked either :)

> and the /etc/init.d/samba status produced:
> 
> * Usage: /etc/init.d/samba {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload}

So no support for "status".

You'll have to use the plain smbstatus tool then. On Gentoo, it's
in /usr/bin. I've got no clue, where it is on Ubuntu - I'd suspect
in /usr/bin as well.

Alexander Skwar
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