[wplug] running "lean"

[Mike Griffin]

I'm assuming you're running in runlevel 3.  To get a list of services 
that are/aren't starting at boot time type:
chkconfig --level 3 --list   or you can type:    chkconfig --list    
which will show for the current run level. You should then read over 
the manuals that were pointed out in previous posts from RH to see what 
each service is for and decide wether you want these services to be 
starting or not.  You probably don't need services such as pcmcia and 
apmd starting at boot.


Mike

On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 11:07  AM, Doug Green wrote:

> I've got Redhat 7.2, default install ("workstation" class) on a Dell 
> PIII 450- but I'm not against upgrading to a newer distro. I would 
> like to have net access, and I'd like XWindows, but don't need a 
> graphical login... beyond that, I do not run (and do not want to run) 
> any servers (no sshd, no httpd, telnet, etc). When I start up my 
> computer it goes through a very extensive list of things it's turning 
> on- I'd like to have that list down to the minimum required for net 
> access and single user applications.
> I do not use sshd, and I'm certain there are other services starting 
> up that I do not use or need... It seems as though the entire system 
> is more bloated and less responsive under linux than under windows, 
> which should not be the case. The only thing I can think of is that I 
> have a ton of services running that I simply don't need. How are these 
> controlled, and is there a list of "nono's" that I shouldn't touch 
> (ie: crond, or other essential system services)? If I remember 
> correctly, I can start/stop services on a running machine with 
> something like "/usr/sbin/services/servicename stop" but I'd like to 
> set it up so that these things don't start in the first place.
> -D.
>
>
> On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 10:32  AM, Mike Griffin wrote:
>
>> First off, What distro are you using? Second, what services do you 
>> need to run? Some services depend on other services to run. I.E. You 
>> may want to run xfs if you're using X.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 10:21  AM, Doug Green wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all-
>>> Normally, our discussions have centered on setting up services. I've 
>>> got almost the opposite problem, and I was wondering if I could get 
>>> some feedback. I would like to run the fewest possible services that 
>>> I can for a single user setup. I've found lots of information about 
>>> setting UP services, but relatively little about which services can 
>>> be safely omitted from startup. Can anyone provide a brief list of 
>>> services that are "must have", and how to control which processes 
>>> are launched at startup?
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Doug
>>>
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