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will take effect. For a list of network services controlled by xinetd list of the contents of the

/etc/xinetd.d directory with the command ls /etc/xinetd.d.

8.3. Serviceconf

Serviceconf is a graphical application developed by Red Hat to conﬁgure which SysV ser-

vices in /etc/rc.d/init.d are started at boot time (for runlevels 3, 4, and 5) and which

xinetd services are enabled. It also allows you to start, stop, and restart SysV services as

well as restart xinetd.

To start Serviceconf, use one of the following commands:

• On the GNOME desktop, go to the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) => Programs =>

System => Serviceconf.

• On the KDE desktop, go to the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) => Red Hat => System

=> Serviceconf.

• Type the command serviceconf at a shell prompt (for example, in an XTerm or a

GNOME terminal).

Figure 8-1. Serviceconf

Serviceconf displays the current runlevel as well as which runlevel you are currently edit-

ing. To edit a different runlevel, select Edit Runlevel from the pulldown menu and select

runlevel 3, 4, or 5. Refer to Section 8.1 for a description of runlevels.

Serviceconf lists the services from /etc/rc.d/init.d as well as the services controlled by

xinetd. Click on a service to display a brief description of that service at the bottom of the

window.