Re: [[newbie] Start-up services]

2000-03-27 Thread Jaguar 

Roger Bird [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I did a dumb thing on the weekend.  My machine had been running
 perfectly-sound, internet, x-windows.  I wanted to make it more secure
 since I am on cable @home.
 
 After doing some reading I went into startup services in x (as root of
 course) and must have shut off one or two of the wrong services.  Now my
 machine boots but hangs before it reaches the graphical login.
 
 I know that I stopped httpd, and xfs and ypbind (I think it is called),
 I can't remember what else.
 
 So, two questions...
 
 1) What command at the lilo "Boot" prompt should I use to boot into text
 mode?

at the first text shown ie: LILO
type "linux 3" --without quotes - be quick there is a default 5 second time
limit before it continues to boot.

 
 2) What services should definitely be active (my machine is not a
 server, just a home workstation hooked to the internet)

see next reply...:)

 
 3) Where would I turn these services back on?  I do know of
 /etc/inetd.conf but are all the services there?

once in init level 3, type "setup" -- without quotes, choose SYSTEM SERVICES
from the menu, and re-enable the services you stopped.

 
 
 Please help.  I promise to be more careful next time (ie. back up vital
 config files)
 
 Thanks
 Roger
 
 --
 Roger Bird  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 Toronto, Ontario



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Re: [newbie] Start-up services

2000-03-27 Thread Roger Bird 

"Pittman, Merle" wrote:

 text boot by typing "linux 3" at the lilo prompt.

 Use linuxconf to reset the system services.

  -Original Message-
  From: Roger Bird [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
  Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 10:30 AM
  To:   Newbie
  Subject:      [newbie] Start-up services
 
  I did a dumb thing on the weekend.  My machine had been running
  perfectly-sound, internet, x-windows.  I wanted to make it more secure
  since I am on cable @home.
 
  After doing some reading I went into startup services in x (as root of
  course) and must have shut off one or two of the wrong services.  Now my
  machine boots but hangs before it reaches the graphical login.
 
  I know that I stopped httpd, and xfs and ypbind (I think it is called),
  I can't remember what else.
 
  So, two questions...
 
  1) What command at the lilo "Boot" prompt should I use to boot into text
  mode?
 
  2) What services should definitely be active (my machine is not a
  server, just a home workstation hooked to the internet)
 
  3) Where would I turn these services back on?  I do know of
  /etc/inetd.conf but are all the services there?
 
 
  Please help.  I promise to be more careful next time (ie. back up vital
  config files)
 
  Thanks
  Roger
 
  --
  Roger Bird  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
  Toronto, Ontario

Thanks again, group!  This mail list is super!  My machine is running like a
dream again.

Roger