On 19-Oct-99 Ethan Benson wrote:
> hello,
>
> I am switching to debian from redhat land and have come across a
> couple things that I have not been able to find complete answers to:
>
welcome aboard (-:
> I have found and RTFM on update-rcd but it does not seem to be really
> equivalent to chkconfig (only works to add a symlink not change
> existing ones nor list the status of a service for a specified
> runlevel...)
>
hmm, yes update-rc.d expects you to remove the old setup, then place it where
you want. Having never used the tools you describe, I do not know how much
more I can help here.
Please, if you feel we are missing functionality here, write up a script. Even
if it is a simple version.
> the problem with a is switching runlevels will only start new
> services not kill services that are not set to run in that runlevel
> (unless going to 1 and back)
>
our init works just like RH's as far as I know.
> also I am wondering if debian leaves the runlevels function to the
> sole discretion of the admin? I see that after a install 2345 are
> all exactly the same (ie start every service in existence and X too)
> I think I will probably setup the runlevels like redhat does 2 ->
> multiuser no/minimal network stuff, 3 -> full multiuser networked
> mode, 5 -> same as 3 plus X. does this violate any debian
> conventions that would cause me annoyance in the future? (redhat is
> riddled with traps like this...)
>
You may change the runlevels however you like -- once installed, the {S,K}*
scripts are left to you.
> another oddity I noticed is there is a netbase script which appears
> to start telnet and about a dozen other services that are also run
> out of inetd, why? should both netbase and inetd not be run at the
> same time? looking at the netbase script it appears to do a couple
> other things as well but mostly it just seems to make sure your
> running as many services as possible :)
>
I have no netbase script. You will find that some scripts run, check if the
service is in inetd, and if so exit.
> is there a migrate from redhat faq anywhere? I don't remember seeing
> one, if not maybe I will write one after I get to know debian better
> if people think something like that would be useful.
>
Not that I am aware of. If you would like to write down your experiences, we
can work something out.
