* Matthias Hentges (eebe@gmx.net) [021118 08:27]: > Am Mon, 2002-11-18 um 13.52 schrieb Sandip P Deshmukh: > > hello all > > > > my inittab sets the runlevel to 2. > > > > in /etc/rc2.d, there were links referring to files in /etc/init.d > > directory. > > > > i did not want xdm, kdm, gdm to start. so i changed the link names from > > SnnProgram to KnnProgram for these links. > > > > however, while shutting down, it still looks for xdm, kdm, etc. it is > > not doing me any harm, i find it unelegant that the system tries to shut > > down programs it had not started in the beginning. > > > > Just delete the xdm and kdm scripts from runlevel 2. > I know there is a Debian Way (TM) to do this, but i can't remember how > ATM ;) The Debian Way is as follows: # rm -f /etc/rc2.d/[SK]??[xk]dm Then, % ls /etc/rc?.d/[SK]??xdm || echo boo kdm % ls /etc/rc?.d/[SK]??kdm || echo boo xdm and if you get any boos, create a link for the corresponding program with something like # ln -s /etc/init.d/xdm /etc/rc4.d/K99xdm and/or # ln -s /etc/init.d/xdm /etc/rc4.d/K99kdm Where 4 is any runlevel you want, from 2-5. using "update-rc.d -f remove kdm" (as someone will no doubt suggest, claiming it to be the Debian Way without having read the manpage) will get you into the "boo" state. This is bad because next time update-rc.d is run (legitimately, from a package's postinst script) it will re-create the missing links for you, thinking that this package is being newly installed rather than upgraded. Boo. If update-rc.d sees that you have any [SK] links in /etc/rc?.d/, it can see that you, the sysadmin, have customized your boot process and will respect those changes throughout all future upgrades. good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- http://www.anti-dmca.org/
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