[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > It is possible to disable a service simply by removing links in > /etc/rc*.d . So long as you leave at least one (/etc/rc0.d/K*package > would seem to be a good candidate), update-rc.d when called by packages > on upgrade is a no-op. Something like: > > rm /etc/rc*.d/S*package > > should generally do the trick.
That's a good hack, but I still think update-rc.d should support it directly. I was surprised to see portmap restarted after an ugrade when I'd previously done "update-rc.d -f remove portmap". At the very least, this should be documented in update-rc.d(8). > Note, now that netbase has changed the dependency on portmap to a > `suggests' you may remove it anyway. I want portmap and nfs, but I only want them working once a month or so when I need them. Jason