Re: Two questions about boot scripts

2006-10-13 Thread Kevin Mark
On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 10:57:25AM -0500, cothrige wrote: > I don't particularly like gdm and so I made the script in init.d > nonexecutable. I feel, though, this was likely the wrong way. What > is the right way to do it? The whole Debian bootscript system is > somewhat intimidating to a Slackw

Re: Two questions about boot scripts

2006-10-13 Thread cothrige
* Mumia W.. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Install the Debian Reference (debian-reference-en) and read ยงยง 2.4.2 and > 2.4.3 and 8.1.4 from /usr/share/doc/Debian/reference/reference.en.txt.gz . I am hoping to sit down this weekend and read through the reference. It looks to be a rather complete c

Re: Two questions about boot scripts

2006-10-13 Thread Mumia W..
On 10/13/2006 10:57 AM, cothrige wrote: I don't particularly like gdm and so I made the script in init.d nonexecutable. I feel, though, this was likely the wrong way. What is the right way to do it? The whole Debian bootscript system is somewhat intimidating to a Slackware user, and so I am he

Re: Two questions about boot scripts

2006-10-13 Thread cothrige
* Dekxter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > GDM is disabled by running: > # update-rc.d -f gdm remove Thanks a lot. I can't believe how much trouble I was having just trying to figure that little item out. Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trou

Re: Two questions about boot scripts

2006-10-13 Thread cothrige
* derek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello > create the script in /etc/init.d/ > lets say its named myscript > make it executable > then do /usr/sbin/update-rc.d myscript defaults > that will create a sym link in all the run levels > Derek That sounds straightforward enough. Many thanks. Patrick

Re: Two questions about boot scripts

2006-10-13 Thread Dekxter
GDM is disabled by running: # update-rc.d -f gdm remove On 10/13/06, cothrige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't particularly like gdm and so I made the script in init.d nonexecutable. I feel, though, this was likely the wrong way. What is the right way to do it? The whole Debian bootscript s

Re: Two questions about boot scripts

2006-10-13 Thread derek
Hellocreate the script in /etc/init.d/lets say its named myscriptmake it executablethen do /usr/sbin/update-rc.d myscript defaultsthat will create a sym link in all the run levelsDerek On 10/13/06, cothrige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't particularly like gdm and so I made the script in init.dn

Two questions about boot scripts

2006-10-13 Thread cothrige
I don't particularly like gdm and so I made the script in init.d nonexecutable. I feel, though, this was likely the wrong way. What is the right way to do it? The whole Debian bootscript system is somewhat intimidating to a Slackware user, and so I am hesitant to go in there willy-nilly. Also,