Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] regarding services and cron jobs
From: John Check (j4strngs_AT_bitless.net)
Date: Tue Sep 07 2004 - 18:55:36 EEST
On Tuesday 07 September 2004 11:25 am, Paul Winkler wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 11:00:33AM -0400, Dave Phillips wrote:
> > Hi Steve:
> >
> > Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to know. I'm also putting
> > together a troubleshooting guide for Linux audio users, and that's the
> > kind of stuff I need for that work too.
>
> Cool, good idea.
>
> I'll take a not-very-expert crack at this:
> > Here's from the chkconfig report:
> >
> > [dlphilp_AT_localhost dlphilp]$ chkconfig --list | grep 5:on
> > kudzu 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> you can kill kudzu if you're not going to be installing
> new hardware while recording :-)
>
> > syslog 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> i'd leave that alone, logs are always good to have...
>
> > netfs 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> dunno. Do you use any network filesystems?
>
> > network 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> I'd probably leave it alone, not sure.
>
Thats ifup
> > random 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> I don't think this actually does anything after startup.
>
Just save/loads the random seed
> > rawdevices 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> dunno what that is.
>
> > keytable 0:off 1:on 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> don't think this does anything after startup, dunno.
>
> > pcmcia 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> is this even a laptop?
>
> > apmd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> don't need it.
>
> > atd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> don't need it.
>
> > gpm 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> probably don't need it if you're running X and/or don't care
> about mouse on console, UNLESS your X is configured to use /dev/gmpdata
> for its mouse events.
>
> > autofs 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> not needed unless you use network filesystems.
>
> > iptables 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> firewall stuff... I'd leave it on unless networking is off...
> but then maybe it's another run-once-at-startup script.
>
> > isdn 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> do you really have an ISDN card? :-)
>
> > sshd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> Maybe not necessary, but can be handy to have another box
> ssh'd in if you manage to lock up under X.
>
> > portmap 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> i think you need that if networking is up.
>
Just for NFS.. some other things like drac use it but they're all esoteric
> > nfslock 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> nfs again...
>
> > sendmail 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:off 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> don't really need it.
>
> > rhnsd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> dunno what that is.
name service for something
>
> > crond 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> > anacron 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> kill em both.
>
They're mutually exclusive. This is a good time to point out just because the
initscripts/links are there doesn't mean the programs they refer to are.
> > xfs 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> need that for X.
>
> > xinetd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> not needed unless you think you're going to want random network services
> being launched on demand ...
>
> > cups 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> printing, do you need that?
>
> > canna 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:off 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> dunno what that is.
>
> > alsasound 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> > MidiShare 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>
> presumably you want these :)
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