---
name: "sysvconfig"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sysvconfig"
version: "0.81"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sysvconfig"
---

# sysvconfig(8)

configure Sys V style init script links

## NAME

sysvconfig - configure Sys V style init script links

## SYNOPSIS

**sysvconfig** \[--version \| -v\] \| \[--help \| -h\] \| \[--enable \| --disable service\] \[--listlinks\] \| \[--restore\] \[--debug \[directory\]\]\

## DESCRIPTION

**sysvconfig** is a **dialog** based interactive, menu driven utility to help automate setting up Sys V style init script links. Some feature of  **sysvconfig** are:\
 \- Provides extensive explanations at each step.\
 \- Enable or disable services.\
 \- Edit individual links.\
 \- Restore from backup file if you make a mistake.\
 \- Menu or command line interface.\
 \- View all services, each with its status and a brief description.

You must be root to run this program unless you give it the '--debug' option.

## FILES

**/usr/share/sysvconfig/guide** contains brief descriptions of services.\
 **/var/lib/sysvconfig/backup** contains a backup of your links as they were just before you  last ran  **sysvconfig.**

## NOTES

**Does not show rcS.d links. This is deliberate.**

## TO DO

Finish guide file.\
 Redesign data structures.\
 Write a comprehensive man page.

## BUGS

Variable names are horrible.

## SEE ALSO

**[dialog(1)](/dialog/1.md), [update-rc.d(8)](/update-rc.d/8.md), [init(8)](/init/8.md).**

## AUTHOR

**sysvconfig** was written by John Hasler \<jhasler@debian.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT

This man page may be treated as if it were in the public domain.  I waive all rights. The sysvconfig program is licensed under the GPL.