would xinetd be the best option for these sevices? is there a kde frontend to manage these services? I ask only because I plan to deploy a number of kde desktops and would like to have an easier to maintain services setup. I'd like the machines to boot quick but have all the services work. On Monday 28 March 2005 10:15, Kevin Krammer wrote: > On Monday 28 March 2005 16:49, Caleb O'Connell wrote: > > is there a kde service that will allow me to start system services in the > > background after kde starts? I want to speed my boot time up by starting > > next to nothing at boot time, and then start most services in the > > background of kde either on demand (cups, lisa, smb) or always (httpd). > > Starting system daemons on demand is the job of inetd or one of its > replacements, e.g. xinetd > Very likely your distribution setup already has it installed and configured > for less often uses services like telnetd or ftpd > > Cheers, > Kevin -- :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Caleb O'Connell :: Maine Hosting Solutions :: Ph: 207.442.9006 :: Fx: 207.443.4326 :: 122 Front St. Suite 333 :: Bath, ME 04530 :: :: Visit us at: http://mainehost.com :: Web Hosting Made Easy! :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Increase your site's search engine presence. http://mainehost.com/promotion ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.