Hi, Peter Valdemar Mørch wrote: > # update-rc.d -f nessusd remove > > But then, two weeks down the road, a new version of nessus comes along, > and after a dist-upgrade, the service is started automatically again, > because the nessus package calls update-rc.d to have the nessusd daemon > start (as it should, I guess). > > How do I configure a service to *NEVER EVER START* automatically? So > this choice survives a "apt-get dist-upgrade"?
Don't remove ALL links. Just leave one in some runlevel you choose intact. Then it won't be overwritten. Otherwise update-rc.d (ran in nessus' postinst) thinks there weren't any before and adds it.. > Is the dpkg-divert "workable" or "dangerous"? Is it "the best" approach? > Pitfalls? Do you know an approach that is better? For this case? Dangerous. Regards, Rene
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