sysvconfig8
Configure sys v style init script links
Usage
sysvconfig {[{--version | -v}] | [{--help | -h}] | [{--enable | --disable
service}]
[--listlinks] | [--restore]
[--debug
[directory]]}
Overview
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.
History
- Debian 5.0 (Lenny) to Debian 4.0 (Etch): the text shown here
- Debian 3.1 (Sarge)