rc.eselect
Section: eselect (5)
Updated: June 2009
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NAME
rc.eselect - Runlevel configuration module
SYNOPSIS
eselect rc
[
help|
usage|
version]
eselect rc add
script
[
runlevel...]
eselect rc delete
script
[
runlevel...]
eselect rc list
[
runlevel]
eselect rc pause
script
[
script...]
eselect rc restart
script
[
script...]
eselect rc show
[
runlevel...]
eselect rc start
script
[
script...]
eselect rc stop
script
[
script...]
DESCRIPTION
eselect
is Gentoo's configuration and management tool. It features modules
that care for the individual administrative tasks.
ACTION: ADD
eselect rc add
script
[
runlevel...]
Add
script
to given
runlevels.
If no
runlevel
is given, this action will add
script
to the
default
runlevel.
# eselect rc add local default nonetwork notexisting
Adding local to following runlevels
default [done]
nonetwork [skipped]
notexisting [invalid]
The result-tags are as following
- [done]
-
script
successfully added to
runlevel.
- [failed]
-
script
could not be added to
runlevel.
- [skipped]
-
script
already part of
runlevel.
- [invalid]
-
runlevel
is not existing.
ACTION: DELETE
eselect rc delete
script
[
runlevel...]
Delete
script
from given
runlevels.
If no
runlevel
is given, this action will delete
script
from the
default
runlevel.
# eselect rc delete local nonetwork notexisting
Deleting local from following runlevels
nonetwork [done]
notexisting [invalid]
The result-tags are as following
- [done]
-
script
successfully deleted from
runlevel
- [failed]
-
script
could not be deleted from
runlevel.
- [skipped]
-
script
not part of
runlevel.
- [invalid]
-
runlevel
is not existing.
ACTION: LIST
eselect rc list
[
runlevel]
Display an ordered list of init scripts that belong to
runlevel.
In case that no
runlevel
is given, this action will list all scripts from /etc/init.d/.
# eselect rc list default
Init scripts to be started by runlevel default
cupsd
local
metalog
net.eth0
netmount
powernowd
sshd
vixie-cron
xdm
xfs
ACTION: PAUSE
eselect rc pause
script
[
script...]
Pause the given set of init scripts.
# eselect rc pause net.eth0
* Stopping eth0
* Bringing down eth0
* Shutting down eth0 ...
ACTION: RESTART
eselect rc restart
script
[
script...]
Restart the given set of init scripts.
# eselect rc restart sshd
Restarting init script
* ERROR: "local" has not yet been started.
* Stopping sshd ... [ ok ]
ACTION: SHOW
eselect rc show
[
runlevel...]
Show init scripts that belong to
runlevel
and list them together with their status. If no
runlevel
is given, list the scripts from the current runlevel.
With options
--all
or
--unused
the scripts of all runlevels or the scripts not assigned to any
runlevel are shown, respectively.
# eselect rc show
Status of init scripts in runlevel "default"
cupsd [started]
local [started]
metalog [started]
net.eth0 [started]
netmount [started]
powernowd [started]
sshd [stopped]
vixie-cron [started]
xdm [started]
The status flags are as following
- [started]
-
script
has been successfully run.
- [stopped]
-
script
has manually been stopped.
- [starting]
-
script
is starting.
- [stopping]
-
script
stop has been ordered, but it has not ceased yet.
- [inactive]
-
script
has started, but is inactive.
- [unknown]
-
script
is part of
runlevel,
but its status is not known.
ACTION: START
eselect rc start
script
[
script...]
Starts the given set of init scripts manually, regardless of the
current runlevel.
# eselect rc start local sshd
Restarting init script
* Starting local ... [ ok ]
* WARNING: "sshd" has already been started.
ACTION: STOP
eselect rc restart
script
[
script...]
Restarts the given set of init scripts.
# eselect rc restart sshd
Restarting init script
* ERROR: "local" has not yet been started.
* Stopping sshd ... [ ok ]
AUTHOR
Danny van Dyk <
kugelfang@gentoo.org>
SEE ALSO
eselect(1)
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- ACTION: ADD
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- ACTION: DELETE
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- ACTION: LIST
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- ACTION: PAUSE
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- ACTION: RESTART
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- ACTION: SHOW
-
- ACTION: START
-
- ACTION: STOP
-
- AUTHOR
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- SEE ALSO
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