Re: [[newbie] Start-up services]
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 Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Start-up services
"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