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chkconfig — Manage the runlevel of services on CentOS 6. More information: <https://manned.org/chkconfig>.

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How to use the chkconfig command: Manage the runlevel of services on CentOS 6. More information: <https://manned.org/chkconfig>.

chkconfig — Manage the runlevel of services on CentOS 6. More information: <https://manned.org/chkconfig>.

List services with runlevel:

chkconfig --list

Show a service's runlevel:

chkconfig --list {{ntpd}}

Enable service at boot:

chkconfig {{sshd}} on

Enable service at boot for runlevels 2, 3, 4, and 5:

chkconfig --level {{2345}} {{sshd}} on

Disable service at boot:

chkconfig {{ntpd}} off

Disable service at boot for runlevel 3:

chkconfig --level {{3}} {{ntpd}} off

List services with runlevel

chkconfig --list

Show a service's runlevel

chkconfig --list {{ntpd}}

Enable service at boot

chkconfig {{sshd}} on

Enable service at boot for runlevels 2, 3, 4, and 5

chkconfig --level {{2345}} {{sshd}} on

Disable service at boot

chkconfig {{ntpd}} off

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