How to create services

[dsubbarao]

Hi ,

I am very much new to linux.

How can i create services in linux? (In windows o/s there are window services which can be configured to start when windows boots, i want to do same in linux also? In think in linux they are termed as daemons not sure).


Thanks in Advance.

[Dapper Dan]

Hi dsubbarao and welcome to the forum. Which distro are you running? Each has it's own way of doing that.

[dsubbarao]

Hi Dapper,

Thanks for the quick reply.
I am using Fedora 2.5 .

[Dapper Dan]

Then it's real easy....

It's in your menu under "services," but you can also get there by opening a terminal and typing:

system-config-services

...and pressing enter. It will ask for root's password. Type it in and press enter. Look over it real good and get a feel for it before doing any editing. I wouldn't turn any services off unless you are certain you won't need them. It won't hurt anything to turn some of them on if it is a service you need. Hope this helps...

[dsubbarao]

Hi Dapper,

Thank you very much for your help.I will look into this.