[wplug] running "lean"

[Vanco, Donald]

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. 

chkconfig --list | grep 3:on (or 5:on if you boot to a GUI login manager)
	..this will tell you what is set to "come on" at boot
	Note that not all things set to come on are daemons - some just run
a check at startup and then exit (e.g. kudzu)

Using the other options for the chkconfig tool you can set the run level
options

Using the "service" command (or the lengthy syntax you quote above) can
control the current state of daemons - but does not affect their boot time /
run level change behavior.

This has been addressed here much in the past (examples, etc) - by myself
and others.

Don