The 'right' way is to rename the script from S99scriptname to s99scriptname. Scripts with a lowercase beginning character are automagically ignored by init.
You can also 'chkconfig scriptname off' if your system uses chkconfig. You can tell if it uses chkconfig by running 'chkconfig scriptname --list' hth, Rubin On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 22:32 -0500, Bonnie wrote: > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:23:03PM -0500, Rion D'Luz wrote: > > On Friday 23 January 2009, Anthony Carrico wrote: > > > Suppose I want to boot with a particular init script disabled. In > > > Debian, I could use update-rc.d to remove the rc.d links, then later use > > > update-rc.d again to bring them back. If I did that, I'd have to note > > > the priority and the run-levels that were originally used (Does "rcconf" > > > remember them?). > > > > > > I could edit the init script to exit right away, but that would be a hack. > > > > > > Is there a third way? > > > > > a kludge, but i do it all the time: > > chmod 644 /etc/init.d/scriptname > > That's what I was thinking. > > Bonnie -- Rubin Bennett rbTechnologies, LLC 80 Carleton Boulevard East Montpelier, VT 05651 (802)223-4448 http://thatitguy.com "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
