Services

[O. Sinclair]

Peter O'Reilly wrote:
> Yes they are enabled in "system settings  -->  advanced  -->  System services    ??"
> 
> This services interface is completely broken and does not work at all.  This is a major bug.
> 
> I can't tell if a service is running unless I try and start/stop/restart....on every service listed. 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bruce Marshall <bmarsh at bmarsh.com>
> To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2008 3:15:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Services
> 
> On Thursday 03 July 2008, Peter O'Reilly wrote:
>> I have a service called 'noip' that is supposed to  start at bootup.
>>
>> In the left hand pane is says start at bootup 'Yes' and 'service is not
>> running' (but is is running)
>>
>> When I start the service I get this error,
>>
>> Starting dynamic address update: /usr/bin/noip2 already running.
>> noip2.
>>
>>
>> There are other services, like postfix, that are supposed to start at
>> bootup but aren't.
> 
> Are these other services enabled in your:
> 
> system settings  -->  advanced  -->  System services    ??
> 
> If so, then check your boot messages  (dmesg)  and see if there are errors.
> 
> Also check   /var/log/messages     or /var/log/daemon.log  
> or   /var/log/syslog
> 
> There's lots of places to look for the problem.
> 
never thought about this before but for sure the System Service module 
does not seem to do the job. Example: I run the WICD for wireless and 
Firestarter firewall - System service reports both services as "not 
running" when I can very easily see that they are.

Anyone knows an alternative kde gui for this?

Sinclair