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andrewdied
August 17th, 2008, 01:50 AM
How do you manage daemons in ubuntu? For example, I installed postgresql, but I don't want it to start at boot. Administration > Services only lists a few of the daemons.
thomasaaron
August 18th, 2008, 03:11 PM
Look in System > Preferences > Sessions > Startup Programs.
Is it in there?
andrewdied
August 18th, 2008, 11:42 PM
Look in System > Preferences > Sessions > Startup Programs.
Is it in there?

No, it's not those. I'm looking for more service type daemons, like postfix or postgresql. In SuSE you'd use YaST to manage whether or not daemons start up, or in Red Hat there's a fancy script you can use after you edit the headers of the /etc/init.d/ startup scripts.

For example, I want postgresql or mysql installed, but I don't want it running all the time. How do I make it not start automatically?
pauper
August 19th, 2008, 12:00 AM
If you're talking about /etc/init.d entries, you can install "sysv-rc-conf"
and disable them there. Then, when the need arises, you would run something
like "sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start".
andrewdied
August 19th, 2008, 12:08 AM
If you're talking about /etc/init.d entries, you can install "sysv-rc-config"
and disable them there. Then, when the need arises, you would run something
like "sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start".


~$ sudo apt-get sysv-rc-config
[sudo] password for andrew:
E: Invalid operation sysv-rc-config

sysv-rc-config isn't in apt-get or the package manager. Do you have any idea what package it's part of? Ubuntu usually has an app for everything, I just can't figure out what this one is.
pauper
August 19th, 2008, 12:13 AM
sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

Try any mirror (hardy):
http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/all/sysv-rc-conf/download
andrewdied
August 19th, 2008, 02:28 AM
sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

Try any mirror (hardy):
http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/all/sysv-rc-conf/download

Ah, right. I found it as sysv-rc-conf. I'm surprised -- I hadn't expected an ncurses-type app for this. Everything else in ubuntu is so GUI-y. Thanks for the help.
pauper
August 19th, 2008, 03:30 AM
Oops, my apologies for the typo. Will correct it.
davedicius
March 6th, 2011, 07:48 AM
Hi.
Well FYI and the general information, the app is now called: sysv-rc-conf
and you can install it by typing:

sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf
In a standard ubuntu distro (10.10 latest)