Comments on: Shorten Linux Boot Time with Services http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/18/shorten-linux-boot-time-with-services/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Williamsonhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/18/shorten-linux-boot-time-with-services/comment-page-1/#comment-613846 Adam Williamson Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:23:30 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9966#comment-613846 You should run an MTA like Postfix so local mail can be delivered, local mail being a standard Unix system by which processes notify the system administrator of various issues. The correct thing to do is set up mail aliases so that mail to the user 'root' on the local machine gets delivered to a real mail box or spool where you read it from a mail client. Of course, for simply delivering local mail, you can use something a lot smaller and less potentially dangerous than sendmail. Good article, though. You should run an MTA like Postfix so local mail can be delivered, local mail being a standard Unix system by which processes notify the system administrator of various issues. The correct thing to do is set up mail aliases so that mail to the user ‘root’ on the local machine gets delivered to a real mail box or spool where you read it from a mail client. Of course, for simply delivering local mail, you can use something a lot smaller and less potentially dangerous than sendmail.

Good article, though.

]]> By: HowtoMatrix » Shorten Linux Boot Time with Serviceshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/18/shorten-linux-boot-time-with-services/comment-page-1/#comment-613653 HowtoMatrix » Shorten Linux Boot Time with Services Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:47:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9966#comment-613653 [...] Read more at gHacks.net [...] [...] Read more at gHacks.net [...]

]]> By: RogueSpearhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/18/shorten-linux-boot-time-with-services/comment-page-1/#comment-613291 RogueSpear Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:11:53 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9966#comment-613291 I am assuming, as is the case with Windows, that disabling unnecessary services not only shortens boot time but would also provide a smaller security footprint and provide more physical RAM for running things you want to run. I am assuming, as is the case with Windows, that disabling unnecessary services not only shortens boot time but would also provide a smaller security footprint and provide more physical RAM for running things you want to run.

]]> By: jackhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/18/shorten-linux-boot-time-with-services/comment-page-1/#comment-611518 jack Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:56:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9966#comment-611518 Casey: You are correct. I did leave out runlevel 0. Thanks for pointing that out. Casey: You are correct. I did leave out runlevel 0. Thanks for pointing that out.

]]> By: Paul.http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/18/shorten-linux-boot-time-with-services/comment-page-1/#comment-611377 Paul. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:06:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9966#comment-611377 Very cool. Great artikel again. Thanks Jack. Very cool. Great artikel again. Thanks Jack.

]]> By: Caseyhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/18/shorten-linux-boot-time-with-services/comment-page-1/#comment-611350 Casey Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:20:33 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9966#comment-611350 There are actually seven runlevels. Runlevel 0 shuts down the system. There are actually seven runlevels. Runlevel 0 shuts down the system.

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