Which file do I need to edit to stop/start things loading on boot (eg. sendmail, sshd, httpd, etc)?

Thanx.

depends on your distro, but most go along the lines of symlinks under /etc/init.d/rcX.d where X is the runlevel you boot to (probably 5)

under this directory, you'll see links like S71httpd or K12kudzu with point to the start program for httpd and the kill command for kudzu.

If you need to start something new, add a new simlink.
If you don't want something to run, remove the simlink.
If you need to explicitly stop something from running (that may already be running), then make a simlink like the 'K' link above.

do ls -l /etc/init.d/rc5.d to see examples of these links

I'm using Red Hat 8.0. I have neither rc3.d or rc5.d in /etc/init.d.

$ ls
anacron functions kdcrotate network portmap sendmail syslog
apmd gpm keytable nfs postfix single webmin
atd halt killall nfslock random smb winbind
autofs iptables kudzu nscd rawdevices snmpd xfs
crond irda lpd ntpd rhnsd snmptrapd xinetd
firstboot isdn netfs pcmcia saslauthd sshd ypbind

Those files are all 'shell script' type and not 'link to shell script' (thank you Nautilus).

login as root, run setup, go to system services, [un]select the services you want...

Did that but those servers are still starting :/.

Use the commands 'chkconfig' and 'service'.

If you want to see all the available services and on which runlevel they are on or off, use the following command.

chkconfig --list

To active or deactivate a service.
chkconfig --level <levels> <service_name> <on|off>

xinetd services work in a different way. There are located in /etc/xinetd.d

In order to disable xinetd service, edit the conf file of the service by changing 'disable = no' to 'disable = yes'
Then restart xinetd

$ chkconfig
-bash: chkconfig: command not found

$ service
-bash: service: command not found

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Thanx anyway.

when you su use the -l switch to add the path...

otherwise

/sbin/chkconfig --list | less

/sbin/service...


or export PATH="/sbin:/$PATH"

Pick your poison!

Was thinking along those lines but couldn't remember the exact syntax. Thanx.