Roger Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did a dumb thing on the weekend. My machine had been running > perfectly-sound, internet, x-windows. I wanted to make it more secure > since I am on cable @home. > > After doing some reading I went into startup services in x (as root of > course) and must have shut off one or two of the wrong services. Now my > machine boots but hangs before it reaches the graphical login. > > I know that I stopped httpd, and xfs and ypbind (I think it is called), > I can't remember what else. > > So, two questions... > > 1) What command at the lilo "Boot" prompt should I use to boot into text > mode? at the first text shown ie: LILO type "linux 3" <--without quotes - be quick there is a default 5 second time limit before it continues to boot. > > 2) What services should definitely be active (my machine is not a > server, just a home workstation hooked to the internet) see next reply...:) > > 3) Where would I turn these services back on? I do know of > /etc/inetd.conf but are all the services there? once in init level 3, type "setup" <-- without quotes, choose SYSTEM SERVICES from the menu, and re-enable the services you stopped. > > > Please help. I promise to be more careful next time (ie. back up vital > config files) > > Thanks > Roger > > -- > Roger Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Toronto, Ontario ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
