. chkconfig --- a command line utility that allows you to turn services on and off for the different runlevels. Non-xinetd services can not be started, stopped, or restarted using this utility. You may nd that these tools are easier to use than the alternatives --- editing the numerous symbolic links located in the directories below /etc/rc.d by hand or editing the xinetd conguration les in /etc/xinetd.d. ?

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-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos] On Behalf Of Jerry Geis Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 1:52 PM To: CentOS ML Subject: [CentOS] centos 5 GUI disable update agent upper right>>>

How do I disable the update agent in the upper right corner on centos 5?

I> am looking for a command line way to do this. I know I can right click on it and select quit.

THanks,

Jerry

Fred,

Thanks, I was familiar with chkconfig and I looked there. After I right clicked and and selected QUIT on the GUI for the update icon I looked in /etc/init.d and the only thing there that looks pertinant is yum-updatesd However, again after I elected to GUI the GUI icon for updates (so its gone) a ps ax | grep yum still showed the yum-updatesd process running.

Is this the same process I a interested in? I was just wanting to confirm before I go shutting off "chkconfig yum-updatesd off"

THanks,

Jerry