Re: Temporaly disable program
I like to remove the execute flags from the startup script in init.d. in
this case.
Then when the system boots and when it shuts down, I get a console
message that the daemon is not starting or stopping, reminding me that I
have disabled it.
For example, you could as root 'chmod a-x /etc/init.d/gpm', disabling
gpm at bootup.
When you want to play with it just 'chmod a+x /etc/init.d/gpm;
/etc/init.d/gpm start'.
I got this tip from this list some time back and often use it for
fooling with new daemons.
Michael Laing
> Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 10:20:45 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: Urban Gabor <urban@lhsystems.hu>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> Hi,
>
> I've installed a program (gpm to more precise) and I want to
> disable/enable it for the next booting. Remove/install every time I want
> to experiment would be weird. Any ideas are wellcome
>
> Gabor Urban --- Lufthansa Systems Hungaria KfT
> mail:urban@lhsystems.hu Tel : (36)-1-431-2949 Fax :(36)-1-431-2977
> I am not a cat to play with the mouse.
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