Reboot into single-user (rw), and: for rc in `ls /etc/init.d`; do chkconfig --list $rc ; done > rcs.orig for rc in `ls /etc/init.d`; do chkconfig $rc reset ; done for rc in `ls /etc/init.d`; do chkconfig --list $rc ; done > rcs.reset reboot That should undo any 'Services' screwups; there may be some minor things that enable themselves because of that (capi,dund,restorecond,pand), and some things that disable themselves (ntpd and anything you activated like httpd or smb), but it should start what it needs to start. In terms of screw-up-ed-ness, this is nothing. -Dave On Mon, July 24, 2006 10:40 pm, Chris Schumann wrote: > Hey all, > > I hope you guys will help me start along the path to having l33t Linux > hax0r > sk1l7. > > I have a ThinkPad 600X (800MHz PIII, 576MB RAM, 40GB disk, etc) that WAS > running FC5 just great... but I did some updates and messed around with > the > Services settings. > > The first bad sign was that the machine would hang during booting right > before the login screen. I had to turn it off, but I could boot into > runlevel 3, log in and run "init 5" and everything was great. So I tried > to > fix it... > > Now, starting in runlevel 3 hangs right after it asks me for a user name. > The system is completely unresponsive. I haven't tried to go in remotely > because it's set up for spiffy WiFi with the easy configuration tool, but > I > have to log in and give it the default keyring password before it will > configure the card. > > So now, I can boot into runlevel 1. Joy. > > So, tipsters, what's my next step to restoring my portable workstation, > besides reformatting and restoring my user files from backup? (And yes, I > have a backup.) > > I'd really like to be able to diagnose what's going on, because I have two > laptops running Linux, and I'd like to get another one in the house to > switch, but right now my credibility is a little tarnished. > > Pointers and questions gleefully taken and answered. > > Many thanks, > Chris Schumann > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- David Carlson thecubic at thecubic.net