From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp012.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.32]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16qQHK-00007j-00 for ; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 22:08:42 -0500 Received: from h0020780ec921.ne.client2.attbi.com (HELO mycomputer) (igueths@24.62.33.0 with login) by smtp.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Mar 2002 02:46:38 -0000 Message-ID: <002601c1d601$96173820$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <001b01c1d5e1$7aa86a20$01213e18@mycomputer> <20020328093015.D29309@joana.gotss.net> Subject: Re: questions Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:38:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Kerry. Thanks for the informative message. But if I wanted to have it = run a shell script, I suppose I could .profile it in for each user, but = couldn't I just add it in on one of the runlevels such as rc2? Speaking = of which alsasound didn't load when I rebooted my machine just to see if = it would work. Looks like I'll have to check the rcs.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kerry Hoath To: Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 8:30 PM Subject: Re: questions > Debian does not have /etc/rc.d > it has /etc/init.d containing > all the control scripts. there are also simlinks in /etc/rcn.d where n = is the > runlevel so to stop something from loading just rm the > s and k symlink in the /etc/rcn.d directory. > To add in the alsa startup so it loads at boot just do > update-rc.d alsasound defaults > the alsasound script should allready exist in /etc/init.d/alsasound so = it just means > update-rc.d needs to add symlinks into /etc/rcn.d >=20 > Regards, Kerry. > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 05:48:07PM -0500, Igor Gueths wrote: > > Hi. How can I delete a user account? I have several user accounts on = this box that are no longer used. I tred adduser --remove user and that = didn't work. Would anyone have any suggestions on this? Also, for some = odd reason, /etc/rc.d seems to be nonexistent on my Debian box. I know = it would be easy to edit rc.local to put in my shell script to load the = alsa modules, but I don't have rc.d to begin with. I was looking at = adding it in as part of the init process at boot time. Also, do I really = need rc.d to begin with? If I create an /etc/rc.d/rc.local with some = commands, which file (s) would I have to edit to have rc.local be read = at start-up? Thanks!=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >=20 > >=20 > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or = kerry@gotss.spice.net.au > ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com