Use linuxconf from either the command-line or GUI under Redhat. It brings
up a menu-oriented display in either interface. Go to Control, then to
Control Service Activity. It will display the common services that start up
at boot (including sendmail) with the option to enable/disable them.
Disable sendmail and it will disable it from now on. The limitation of
Control Service Activity is that it isn't yet customizable. But its great
for the basic (Redhat included) services.
Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Owen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: Linux services
> >> I'm setting up a new qmail server on a RedHat 6.1 machine. My last 2
> were
> >> on FreeBsd, and I knew how to remove sendmail without any troubles. I
> once
> >> saw a post on this list on how to remove a linux service and keep it
from
> >> starting on boot. It's been a while since the post, and I've since
> >> forgotten what the command was. Can anyone help to refresh my memory??
> >>
> >I use tksysv or ntsysv.
> >
> >Another possibility is to delete manually the link SXXsendmail from
> >/etc/rc.d/rc<your_runlevel>.d
>
>
> And somewhere in between those two is the 'chkconfig' command, a
command
> line utility for manipulating rc.d links. Note that it uses a particular
> comment in the init file, so it'll work with system rc's but not
> roll-your-own unless you take care.
>
> -- Greg
>
