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any way to turn off services ?
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Mar 29, 2004, 07:42 AM
 
Is there a way in Mac OS X to shut down services that start on reboot ?
Any equivalent to 'setup' on Linux or 'msconfig' on Windows ?
Thx
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Mar 29, 2004, 10:07 AM
 
Originally posted by Sarc:
Is there a way in Mac OS X to shut down services that start on reboot ?
Any equivalent to 'setup' on Linux or 'msconfig' on Windows ?
Thx
Not sure what specific services you mean, but editing

/etc/hostconfig


will let you start and stop some services.
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Mar 29, 2004, 10:18 AM
 
If you want to selectively turn specific services on and off (and, not to mention, add the Services menu to contextual menus) check out the excellent IceCoffee. Highly recommended. (Note: uses APE.)
     
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Mar 29, 2004, 12:32 PM
 
By Services I actually mean daemons, servers, etc. not the Services menu.
Thx anyway
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Mar 29, 2004, 03:15 PM
 
Originally posted by lookmark:
If you want to selectively turn specific services on and off (and, not to mention, add the Services menu to contextual menus) check out the excellent IceCoffee. Highly recommended. (Note: uses APE.)
I'm confused. How does a tool designed to open URL's by command-clicking them supposed to do all the stuff you describe???
     
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Mar 29, 2004, 08:37 PM
 
Originally posted by Bobby:
I'm confused. How does a tool designed to open URL's by command-clicking them supposed to do all the stuff you describe???
Dark simian magicks I would imagine.
     
   
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