From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from joana.gotss.net ([203.53.231.66] ident=mail) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16qRZB-0002d4-00 for ; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:31:14 -0500 Received: from kerry by joana.gotss.net with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16qRZC-0007oQ-00 for ; Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:31:14 +0800 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:31:14 +0800 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: questions Message-ID: <20020328123114.B30005@joana.gotss.net> References: <001b01c1d5e1$7aa86a20$01213e18@mycomputer> <20020328093015.D29309@joana.gotss.net> <002601c1d601$96173820$01213e18@mycomputer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <002601c1d601$96173820$01213e18@mycomputer>; from igueths@yahoo.com on Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 09:38:03PM -0500 From: Kerry Hoath 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: READ MY MESSAGES CAREFULLY! all debian startup scripts to control services are located in /etc/init.d you will find the alsasound script there. To have the service start at boot, you must create symlinks in /etc/rc*.d directories for each runlevel you want the service running in. the update-rc.d utility does this and it has a manpage. To make alsasound start at boot you do update-rc.d alsasound defaults You do *not* create the symlinks by hand unless you need to do something special. All services should be started and stopped in the debian manner so that they are cleanly shut down and started on a run level change. If you are confused then re-read my previous message ont he subject. I get the idea that you do not understand all of my messages, if something is unclear ask, it appears that you read the top few lines and read no further. I do not post lengthy messages to the list for no reason, I post them so they go into the archives and other users such as yourself can referr to them for reference. You should not edit rc.S because any changes you put there will be lost when init is upgraded. Keep things in package specific scripts so they will be left alone. If you need to run hdparm or other things at boot, install the hwtools package and edit /etc/init.d/hwtools You can read about the init system in /etc/init.d/README Regards, Kerry. On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 09:38:03PM -0500, Igor Gueths wrote: > 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. > ----- Original Message ----- > 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 > > > > 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! > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- 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