chkconfig(1)

NAME
chkconfig - set/show configuration state

SYNOPSIS
chkconfig [ -lsb? ]
chkconfig [ --local | --system | --basic | --help ]
chkconfig service
chkconfig service [ on | off ]

DESCRIPTION
chkconfig with no arguments prints the state (on or off) of every system service found in the directories /etc/rc.d/init.d and /etc/rc.d/rc.m. If the --local option is given, chkconfig only looks at the services in /etc/rc.d/rc.m and reports on their executable status; if the --system option is given, chkconfig only looks at the services in /etc/rc.d/init.d and links to those files from /etc/rc.d/rc.m, and if the --basic option is give, chkconfig reports on services in /etc/rc.d/init.d that are linked from /etc/rc.d/functions, and returns the status linked for services that are linked into /etc/rc.d/rc.m and implicit for services that are linked into /etc/rc.d/init.d for use by other services. A service is considered on if it is found in the directory /etc/rc.d/rc.m and it is either a symbolic link from /etc/rc.d/init.d or it has execute permission. If service is specified as the sole argument, chkconfig exits with status 0 if flag is on and with status 1 if flag is off or nonexistent. The exit status can be used by shell scripts to test the state of a flag, like so:
          if /sbin/chkconfig verbose; then
               echo "Verbose is on"
          else
               echo "Verbose is off"
          fi
The optional third argument allows the specified service to be enabled or disabled. These services are used for bringing up various available subsystems and daemons. When the system boots into multiuser mode, it examines the /etc/rc.d/rc.m directory and attempts to execute every executable file in that directory. The following is a list of some of the available services and what they do:

console
Set up the console fonts, colors, and keyboard repeat rate.

crontab
Start the
    cron program running.

filesystems
Mount all local filesystems (this service is automatically started
    by most of the other services.)

inet
Start the
    inetd super-server.

mail
Start the mail spooling daemon.

mouse
Configure your mouse.

multi
Basic setup needed to bring the system into multiuser mode (this
    service is automatically started by most of the other services.)

named
Start the dns name resolver daemon.

network
Configure network interfaces.

nfs
Mount network file systems.

nfs-server
Start the network file system server, for sharing filesystems with
    other systems.

portmapper
Start the
    rpc portmapper daemon (this service is automatically started by most of the other services.)

printer
Start the local printer spooler.

serial
Configure serial ports.

yellowpages
Start yellow pages services.

SEE ALSO
rc(7), rc(8), rcfile(5), ypserv(8), portmap(8), nfsd(8), sendmail(8), named(8), inetd(8), lpd(8)

AUTHOR
David Parsons (orc@pell.chi.il.us), via a suggestion by Larry McVoy (lm@bitmover.com)