Linux chkconfig Command

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The Linux chkconfig command is used to check and set various system services.

It is a program developed by Red Hat following GPL rules. It can query which system services the operating system will execute at each runlevel, including various resident services.

Syntax

chkconfig [--add][--del][--list][系统服务] 或 chkconfig [--level <等级代号>][系统服务][on/off/reset]

Parameters：

• --add Add the specified system service, allowing the chkconfig command to manage it, and also add relevant data to the system startup configuration files.
• --del Delete the specified system service so it is no longer managed by the chkconfig command, and also remove relevant data from the system startup configuration files.
• --level<runlevel> Specify at which runlevel the system service should be enabled or disabled.

Examples

List all commands that chkconfig knows.

# chkconfig --list 

Enable the service.

# chkconfig telnet on   //开启 Telnet 服务
# chkconfig --list      //列出 chkconfig 所知道的所有的服务的情况

Disable the service.

# chkconfig telnet off  // 关闭 Telnet 服务
# chkconfig --list      // 列出 chkconfig 所知道的所有的服务的情况

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