Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 10:39:40 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Jim Mock <jim@phrantic.phear.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lpd Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.4.02.9808241036340.17886-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9808222140090.15249-100000@phear.net>
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On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, Jim Mock wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone could tell me why lpd is starting on reboot when
> it's not specified in rc.conf or anywhere else I can find? My rc.conf
> file looks like this..
>
> ##############################################################
> ### Miscellaneous administrative options ###################
> ##############################################################
>
> cron_enable="YES" # Run the periodic job daemon.
> lpd_enable="NO" # Run the line printer daemon.
> lpd_flags="" # Flags to lpd (if enabled).
>
> yet on reboot, lpd is running. I've checked rc.local, in
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d and it's not there either.
The /etc/rc for the the line that queries "lpd_enable" and see what
it's doing.
> Another thing I've noticed is that if I'm telnetted into the box from
> somewhere else, and I get disconnected or my connection drops the user
> stays logged in even though I try to kill the process. Nothing shows when
> doing ps aux | grep user for the user who's supposedly still logged in.
> Looking at the processes however shows telnetd still running for that user
> and killing it doesn't log the user out either.
This just means that /var/run/utmp hasn't been updated. Nothing to
really worry about - the user isn't really logged in. The next time
the tty is used, it will be overwritten by the correct user.
Jonathan Chen
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