On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:14:43 -0000 John Edwards <john-ubu...@cornerstonelinux.co.uk> wrote:
> Menno, it's not just CUPS. The server I met this problem with does not > even have CUPS installed. > > If runlevel 2 is not entered then it is *all* services that are started > by rc scripts that fail. That is almost everything. > > The only things that are running are udev, rsyslog and sshd. You don't > even get a login getty on the console. If sshd did not start for any > reason, then the machine would appear completely dead and you would have > to boot from a rescue CD (or similar). That's a bit difficult when the > server is in a data centre in a different city. > Hello, If it concerns a server located in a data centre and it is not remotely accessible, that is pretty serious indeed. As far as I have noticed, if the runlevel is not set and Cups is not started, nothing important beyond that is missing. Even services that are started in the same way (from /etc/rc2.d/) are running normally (e.g., ntpd, sshd, pulseaudio). Menno -- CUPS and other system services not starting at boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554172 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
