Ubuntu Server Tips

Server Tip - update-rc.d

Bug #413061 reported by Kendall Price
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Bug Description

Ubuntu Server Tip: Use sudo update-rc.d to manage which services launch at boot. To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove. To activate the service at boot: sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults

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Jean Daniel Browne (jeandaniel.browne) wrote :

I propose an even more useful version:

To deactivate a service at boot, for example, lighttpd: update-rc.d -f lighttpd remove. To activate the service at boot: update-rc.d lighttpd install defaults

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Nick Barcet (nijaba) wrote :

Sorry but lighthttpd is not in main (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/server-tips for tips rules). Could you please rewrite with another example service?

Changed in ubuntu-server-tips:
status: New → Incomplete
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Kendall Price (kpauburn) wrote :

How about this:

To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove. To activate the service at boot: sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults

Kendall Price (kpauburn)
description: updated
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Nick Barcet (nijaba) wrote :

Great, thanks a lot.

Changed in ubuntu-server-tips:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Nick Barcet (nijaba)
Changed in ubuntu-server-tips:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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