On Saturday 29 April 2006 16:39, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
Is there a systematic way of tracking down how all those bootup actions came to be, and how to disable them? At least Linux lets you know what they are.
Well, if you look at /var/boot.msg (in a text editor or using YaST>Miscellaneous>View Start-up Log) you will see what is being done in great detail. You will find documentation about almost every package installed on the machine in /use/share/doc/packages - at least a README file with a reference to further information. Also, in YaST>System>/etc/sysconfig Editor you can set System>Boot>PROMT_FOR_CONFIRM to "yes" which will allow you to disable individual services at boot time to see what effect that has on the system. Lastly, YaST>System>System Services (Runlevel) will let you enable and disable services permanently. Dylan -- "The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out." (Chinese Proverb)