Michael Schwendt <rh0210ms@arcor.de> replied: > There is something wrong and that is the packages themselves use > chkconfig to add/delete the S/K links to the script in /etc/init.d <clip> > You can't do the same with your technique, since you would need to > edit the xinetd config files in /etc/xinet.d manually _and_ > restart xinetd. I would like to thank everyone for their responses about configurng run-levels. Boiled down, the argument comes to: -some users like to point in click -others like to use a tool like chkconfig -then users like me like to do things manually The argument that I may forget to look in /etc/rc3.d for my modifications does not really apply since that would be like Michael forgetting to use chkconfig, or some user familiar with a gui-tool forgetting to use his/her gui-tool. What can be argued is for the new user that does not know that some services rely on a daemon (ie: telnet), something like chkconfig is helpful. In my opinion, my method still provides a much easier way of keeping track of my modifications (some of the respondants seem to have confused keeping track of a change with actually performing it). So, thanks again for everyone's opinion on modifying run-level services, yet noone has responded to the _meat_ of the post; concerning the new sendmail configuration file and the associated sm-client entry/smmsp user. Responses to that part of the post are still welcome. Thanks, Pete ------------------------------- Pete Huckelba Stata Corporation 4905 Lakeway Drive College Station, TX 77845 (979)696-4600
