[wplug] runlevel question

[Doug Green]

Ah Ha! :) This answers my question! I use the machine at work using a
graphical interface, but log out before I go home. Aside from my own
use, the machine is also used to share files with my lab group (who all
use macs). Upon logout/login, I know that the xserver restarts so my
concern was that the whole init for runlevel 5 would restart.Since
atalkd supposedly does not like to be restarted, I was wondering if I
should move it to runlevel 3. All is clear now... no changes needed in
my configuration :) Thanks!
Doug


On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 16:15, William Powell wrote:
> Well, as I understand runlevels, the only time a run level would change 
> is if you use run-level 3 with only a command line log-in screen for 
> each user.  The user would use "startx" if they wanted to work in the 
> the GUI of their choice.  Each user starting the X-Server in this 
> fashion will not switch run-levels.
> 
> If the system however starts in Run-level 5, there will be a graphical 
> login determined by the xdm (display manager) that the system is using 
> and the runlevel will not change as users log in and out.
> 
> So, if your "?talkd" is started as part of one of the init scripts, 
> unless a user specifically changes the run-level, which should not be 
> neccesary, it should continue to run without problems.
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> Doug Green wrote:
> 
> >I'm not sure that I know how to monitor a process while switching
> >runlevels in this case. Let me be more specific- I want to run
> >netatalk/atalkd, which (according to the docs) does NOT like to restart.
> >In short, I need keep it running and avoid it from restarting despite
> >switching runlevels as users log in/out of the machine. I guess I should
> >keep it starting in runlevel 3 then?? Thanks,
> >Doug
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 14:44, Alexandros Papadopoulos wrote:
> >  
> >
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> >>On Tuesday 07 January 2003 14:27, Doug Green wrote:
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> >>
> >>>Hi all-
> >>>I am using RH8.0, and there is a very nice tool to edit what services
> >>>are associated with a given runlevel. My question is simple: if I set
> >>>a service for runlevel 3 does that mean it is present in runlevel 5
> >>>as well, or is it shutdown when the system enters a different
> >>>runlevel? It makes sense that runlevel 5 processes will shut down in
> >>>the transition to runlevel 3, but I don't know about the reverse.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>All runlevels have start and stop scripts, so leaving runlevel 5 should 
> >>stop its runlevel-specific services (like xdm, obviously). But why 
> >>don't you just try it?
> >>
> >>Activate something like xinetd for a given runlevel, and then switch 
> >>back and forth, monitoring the process status as you go along. Pretty 
> >>simple to establish what's happening. Hey, this is UNIX :-)
> >>
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