Missing: System > Administration > Services (system-config-services)
Within the online Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Deployment Guide, Chapter 11.2. Configuring the services (Located at https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/s1-services-configuring.html). It is stated that you can get to Services via, System → Administration → Services or by typing system-config-services at shell. However I’m unable to run that command, nor find the menu entry. Has it move from this location, or perhaps needs to be activated somehow?
[j@localhost ~]$ system-config-services
bash: system-config-services: command not found
Responses
John,
You will need to install the package to get access to the system-config-services command. Handily, the package is called the same thing as the command.
yum install system-config-services
The package can also be downloaded from here but will likely need dependencies, so you're better to use yum if you have it configured.
Hey John, a pointer for if/when you run in to a similar situation in the future ;-)
[root@tst90 qemu]# yum search system-config-services
Loaded plugins: dellsysid, product-id, refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, security, subscription-manager
This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register.
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.
=========================================== N/S Matched: system-config-services ===========================================
system-config-services.noarch : Utility to start and stop system services
system-config-services-docs.noarch : Documentation for configuring system services
Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.
[root@tst90 qemu]# yum whatprovides */system-config-services
Loaded plugins: dellsysid, product-id, refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, security, subscription-manager
This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register.
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.
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system-config-services-0.99.45-1.el6.3.noarch : Utility to start and stop system services
Repo : rhel-x86_64-server-6
Matched from:
Filename : /usr/bin/system-config-services
Filename : /usr/sbin/system-config-services
Filename : /usr/share/system-config-services
system-config-services-docs-1.1.8-1.el6.noarch : Documentation for configuring system services
Repo : rhel-x86_64-server-6
Matched from:
Filename : /usr/share/omf/system-config-services
Filename : /usr/share/gnome/help/system-config-services
As I promised, there is the link to the updated docs:
Barbora,
The following line is now repeated (in error?) at the end of the paragraph and in the 'Note' box under heading 10.2.1:
The system-config-services utility may be installed by default on your version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Also, I personally think it should read "The system-config-services utility may not be installed..." as the user/reader only needs to take action if it is not installed... but that is personal preference.
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